- short with me
- cross, abrupt, curt, cut me off
Mrs. Gore was short with me. I wonder if she's angry.
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short — I [[t]ʃɔ͟ː(r)t[/t]] ADJECTIVE AND ADVERB USES ♦ shorter, shortest (Please look at category 24 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) ADJ GRADED If something is short or lasts for a short time, it does… … English dictionary
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short — short1 W1S1 [ʃo:t US ʃo:rt] adj comparative shorter superlative shortest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(time)¦ 2¦(length/distance)¦ 3¦(not tall)¦ 4¦(book/letter)¦ 5¦(not enough)¦ 6 be short on something 7¦(less than)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
short — 1 adjective LENGTH/HEIGHT/DISTANCE 1 measuring a small amount in distance or length: a short corridor with two rooms on each side | a short skirt | It s a short drive from the airport. | Anita had her hair cut short. 2 PERSON someone who is short … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
short — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sceort; akin to Old High German scurz short, Old Norse skortr lack Date: before 12th century 1. a. having little length b. not tall or high ; low 2. a. not extended in time … New Collegiate Dictionary
short — adjective 1》 of a small length or duration. ↘(of a ball in sport) travelling only a small distance before bouncing. 2》 relatively small in extent. 3》 (of a person) small in height. 4》 (short of/on) not having enough of (something); lacking or … English new terms dictionary
short — 1. adjective 1) a short piece of string Syn: small, little, tiny; informal teeny Ant: long 2) short people Syn: small, little, petite, tiny, diminu … Thesaurus of popular words
short — 1. adjective 1) short people Syn: small, little, petite, tiny, diminutive, elfin; Scottish wee 2) a short report Syn: concise, brief, succinct, compact, pithy … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
short story — short story, adj. a piece of prose fiction, usually under 10,000 words. [1885 90] * * * Brief fictional prose narrative. It usually presents a single significant episode or scene involving a limited number of characters. The form encourages… … Universalium
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