overshort

short

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shawrt]
- /ʃɔrt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shawrt]
- /ʃɔrt/

Definitions of overshort word

adjective overshort having little length; not long. 1
adjective overshort having little height; not tall: a short man. 1
adjective overshort extending or reaching only a little way: a short path. 1
adjective overshort brief in duration; not extensive in time: a short wait. 1
adjective overshort brief or concise, as writing. 1
adjective overshort rudely brief; abrupt; hurting: short behavior. 1

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Origin of overshort

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English schort (adj.), Old English sceort; cognate with Old High German scurz short, Old Norse skortr shortness, scarcity

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Parts of speech for Overshort

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Overshort

overshort popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

overshort usage trend in Literature

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