short-waisted

American  

[shawrt-wey-stid] / ˈʃɔrtˈweɪ stɪd /

adjective

1. of less than average length between the shoulders and waistline; having a high waistline.

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short-waisted British  

adjective

1. unusually short from the shoulders to the waist

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Etymology

Origin of short-waisted

First recorded in 1580–90

Example Sentences

The cinch belts were not my friends: I was short-waisted, and with a cinch belt, looked like two tomatoes, one on top of the other.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

A. M. Homes’s new McCarthy-ish novel, “May We Be Forgiven,” earned her an austere, short-waisted photo straight out of the McCarthy playbook.

From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2012

Charming and self-deprecating in black jeans, an Austrian-style short-waisted jacket and sockless wingtips, he apologized for his “rehearsal hair” and joked that with taking place in Lincoln Center, the dancers were feeling self-conscious.

From New York Times • Sep. 17, 2010

The specific cause of the pain is the fact that, in short-waisted people, or people having unusually long ribs, stooping over habitually squeezes a nerve trunk between the rib and hip bone.

From Time Magazine Archive

During the winter months the short-waisted red coat of Tommy Atkins enlivens with its cheerful blaze the streets of Cairo at every turn.

From Mentone, Cairo, and Corfu by Woolson, Constance Fenimore