adj. |
[1] |
small
,
little
,
slight
,
petite
,
diminutive
,
wee
,
tiny
,
elfin
,
minuscule
,
midget
,
dwarfish
,
squat
,
dumpy
,
runty
,
stubby
,
stunted
,
(Colloq) pint-sized
,
knee-high to a grasshopper
,
sawn-off
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[2] |
shortened
,
brief
,
concise
,
compressed
,
compendious
,
compact
,
pocket
,
(US) vest-pocket
,
abbreviated
,
abridged
,
cut
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[3] |
laconic
,
terse
,
succinct
,
pithy
,
sententious
,
epigrammatic
|
[4] |
abrupt
,
curt
,
terse
,
sharp
,
blunt
,
bluff
,
brusque
,
sharp
,
offhand
,
gruff
,
testy
,
snappish
,
discourteous
,
uncivil
,
impolite
|
[5] |
direct
,
straight
,
straightforward
,
short and sweet
|
[6] |
short of
,
deficient (in)
,
lacking (in)
,
needful (of)
,
wanting
,
inadequate
,
shy (of)
,
low (on)
|
[7] |
brief
,
limited
,
transitory
,
temporary
,
short-lived
,
momentary
,
quick
,
transient
|
[8] |
impecunious
,
little
,
straitened
,
pinched
,
underfunded
,
poor
,
penniless
,
deficient
|
[9] |
in short supply
,
inadequate
,
poor
,
rare
,
scarce
,
scanty
,
unplentiful
,
meagre
,
sparse
,
(Colloq) (Mainly Brit) thin on the ground
|
[10] |
short of
,
unretentive
,
forgetful
,
before
,
failing
,
excluding
,
exclusive of
,
barring
,
eliminating
,
precluding
,
excepting
,
except for
,
leaving out
,
apart from
,
setting aside
|
[11] |
light
,
scant
|
[12] |
shortsighted
,
unforesightful
,
myopic
|
[13] |
brusque
,
brusk
,
curt
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