a primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
a (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length
a low in stature; not tall
s not sufficient to meet a need
a (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range
a not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices
a of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration
s less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
s lacking foresight or scope
s tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening
s marked by rude or peremptory shortness