short
adjective [after verb] (NOT PATIENT) /ʃɔːt/
/ʃɔːrt/ Definition
› saying little but showing slight impatience or anger in the few words that you say: I'm sorry if I was a bit short with you on the phone this morning.Bad-tempered shortness /ˈʃɔːt.nəs/
/ˈʃɔːrt-/ noun [U] › shortness of time The disease may cause sweating, nausea, vomiting, and shortness of breath (= difficulties in breathing).Breathing and stopping breathingShort in timeTemporaryWeighing and measuringLow, short and shallowWeighing and measuring
/ˈʃɔːrt-/ noun [U] › shortness of time The disease may cause sweating, nausea, vomiting, and shortness of breath (= difficulties in breathing).Breathing and stopping breathingShort in timeTemporaryWeighing and measuringLow, short and shallowWeighing and measuring(Definition of short adjective (NOT PATIENT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- argumentative adjective
- bad-tempered adjective
- be hell on wheels idiom
- be like a bear with a sore head idiom
- be spoiling for a fight idiom
- bilious adjective
- dyspeptic adjective
- fractious adjective
- get out of bed (on) the wrong side idiom
- grouchy adjective
- grumpy adjective
- have a short fuse idiom
- peevish adjective
- peppery adjective
- petulant adjective
- pugnacious adjective
- quarrelsome adjective
- tetchy adjective
- truculent adjective
- wear thin idiom
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Bad-tempered
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