Significat

• Adj

  1. Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.
  2. Of comparatively small height.
  3. Having little duration.
  4. Of a word or phrase, constituting an abbreviation (for another) or shortened form (of another).
  5. that is relatively close to the batsman.
  6. bowled so that it bounces relatively far from the batsman.
  7. that falls short of the green or the hole.
  8. Of betting odds, offering a small return for the money wagered.
  9. Brittle, crumbly. (See shortbread, shortcake, shortcrust, shortening, hot short, cold-short.)
  10. Abrupt; brief; pointed; petulant.
  11. Limited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty.
  12. Insufficiently provided; inadequately supplied, especially with money; scantily furnished; lacking.
  13. Deficient; less; not coming up to a measure or standard.
  14. (colloquial) Undiluted; neat.
  15. (obsolete) Not distant in time; near at hand.
  16. Being in a financial investment position that is structured to be profitable if the price of the underlying security declines in the future.
  17. Doubtful of, skeptical of.
  18. Of money: given in the fewest possible notes, i.e. those of the largest denomination.

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