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Sense: Adjective: not long in time
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brief Collocations, fleeting Collocations, fast Collocations, little Collocations, quick Collocations, momentary, hasty Collocations, short-lived, short-term, unsustained, ephemeral
Sense: Adjective: not long - writing or talking
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succinct, concise, cursory, pithy, summary Collocations, abridged, summarized, summarised , abbreviated, laconic, economical Collocations
Sense: Adjective: small or occupying little space
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small Collocations, little Collocations, slight Collocations, squat Collocations, stubby, diminutive, stunted, low Collocations, skimpy , dumpy, not tall, undersized, dwarf Collocations, dwarfish, stumpy, stocky, runty, tiny Collocations, close to the ground, compact, pint-sized , half-pint , pocket-sized , mini
Sense: Adjective: inadequate
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inadequate, not enough, shy Collocations, insufficient, wanting, lacking Collocations, deficient, scarce Collocations, tight Collocations, limited Collocations, sparse Collocations, niggardly
Sense: Adjective: curt - informal
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curt, abrupt Collocations, sharp Collocations, terse, short-tempered, brisk Collocations, gruff, irritable
Sense: Adverb: suddenly
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Sense: Verb: short-change - informal
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shortchange, short-change, cheat Collocations, fleece Collocations , chisel Collocations , screw Collocations , hustle Collocations , rip off , shake down , sucker Collocations