abbreviated

[uh-bree-vee-ey-tid]

adjective

1. shortened; made briefer.

   The rain led to an abbreviated picnic.

2. (of clothing) scanty; barely covering the body.

   an abbreviated bathing suit.

3. constituting a shorter or smaller version of.

   The large car was an abbreviated limousine.

Other Word Forms

• unabbreviated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of abbreviated¹

First recorded in 1545–55; abbreviate + -ed ²

Example Sentences

He has pitched twice since then: an intentionally abbreviated three-inning start 12 days ago, and a relief appearance five days ago, in Game 1 of this division series against the Philadelphia Phillies.

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If there’s a scene that best encapsulates the tragically abbreviated career of John Candy, it’s not necessarily from his time on the sketch-comedy series “SCTV” or from movies like “Stripes” or “Uncle Buck.”

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They were animated but relatively reserved in an abbreviated clubhouse champagne shower.

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They are so abbreviated and less than clear that it’s maddening.

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For the Dodgers last October, after returning for an abbreviated season, Buehler threw 10 shutout innings in the league championship series and the World Series.

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• brief 
• crisp 
• precise 
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• terse