abbreviated
Shortened; made briefer.
Example
“The abbreviated lesson only took fifteen minutes as opposed to an hour and a half.”
Other meanings
Relatively short; shorter than normal, or compared to others.
Scanty, as in clothing.
Synonyms
- brief
Related words
- abbreviatedly
- hyperabbreviated
- unabbreviated
- abbreviated number
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “abbreviated” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.