Adjective
1. short
2. direct, short
3. abbreviated, shortened, truncated, brief, little, clipped, fleeting, fugitive, momentaneous, momentary, short-dated, short-range, short-run, short-term, telescoped, shortened, short and sweet, short
4. abbreviated, brief, close, curtal, sawed-off, sawn-off, shortened, shortish, short-range, short-snouted, telescoped, shortened, snub, stubby, truncate, truncated, short
5. chunky, dumpy, low-set, squat, squatty, stumpy, half-length, pint-size, pint-sized, runty, sawed-off, sawn-off, squab, squabby, small, little, low, inadequate
6. poor, short, insufficient, deficient, short
7. short
8. short
9. tender, light
10. scant, short, insufficient, deficient, short
11. unstressed, unaccented, short
12. unretentive, forgetful, short
13. shortsighted, unforesightful, myopic, improvident, short
14. unforbearing, impatient, choleric
15. irascible, hotheaded, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, short, short-tempered, ill-natured, short
16. direct, brusque
17. brusk, curt, short, discourteous
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