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单词 shortish
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shortishadj.

Brit. /ˈʃɔːtɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈʃɔrdɪʃ/
Etymology: < short adj. + -ish suffix1.
Rather short. Also in combination.
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the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > longitudinal extent > shortness > [adjective] > rather, very, or too short
overshorta1400
shortish1800
ultra-short1962
1800 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. I. 24 Shortish-tailed brown Baboon.
1816 J. Scott Paris Revisited viii. 253 He was a stout, shortish, compactly-made fellow.
1835 T. Hood Poetry, Prose, & Worse xxxvi To tenants but shortish at present, When Michaelmas comes with its day.
1871 W. A. Leighton Lichen-flora 146 Laciniæ shortish.
1882 R. D. Blackmore Christowell xxii A shortish old man with hedger's gloves on.
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