stunted

Evidently, Mainoo feels the evidence of the opening two league games only points to extended spells on the sidelines, frustration and stunted progress.

The fallout renders Agnes emotionally stunted, running alternately on autopilot and impulse.

The script pushes too hard to make Spike naive — blank and moldable — instead of what narrative logic tells us he is, the hardscrabble child of two stunted children.

Abiyah died in early 2020 from a respiratory illness, worsened by a "restricted" vegan diet that caused severe malnourishment, rickets, anaemia and stunted growth.

A near-decade-long conflict that has led to thousands of deaths and stunted life in the area.