Definitions
Not long, brief, low in height, or lacking enough.
Word origin
From Middle English schort, short, from Old English sċeort, sċort (“short”), from Proto-West Germanic *skurt, from Proto-Germanic *skurtaz (“short”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-. Doublet of shirt, skirt, and curt.
Used in a sentence
“Our meeting was a short six minutes today. Every day for the past month it’s been at least twenty minutes long.”
“The results of this generalized speedup of the corporate metabolism are multiple: shorter product life cycles, more leasing and renting, more frequent buying and selling, more ephemeral consumption patterns, […]”
“Last spring, the periodical cicadas emerged across eastern North America. Their vast numbers and short above-ground life spans inspired awe and irritation in humans—and made for good meals for birds and small mammals.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer6 curated clues
01“Brief in length”5 letters
02“Brief or not tall”5 letters
03“Lasting little time”5 letters
04“Not tall”5 letters
05“Not tall or long”5 letters
06“Not long”5 letters
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