Resembling or characteristic of a dwarf; having the qualities of being unusually small, stunted, or underdeveloped.
From 'dwarf' with the adjective-forming suffix '-ish,' which means 'somewhat like' or 'having the nature of.' The term describes something with dwarf-like characteristics without being literally a dwarf.
The suffix '-ish' is brilliant because it lets you say 'kind of like a dwarf' without being exact—you see it everywhere: 'bluish,' 'bookish,' 'foolish'!
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