short
adjective
having little length; not long.
overshort
-
a word derived from
short.
Example Sentences
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Then surely the string is overshort or the stave overlong.
From Sir Nigel by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
Moreover, many of the earlier Nights are overlong and not a few of the others are overshort: this, however, has the prime recommendation of variety.
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 10 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
