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shortish

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Adj.1.shortish - somewhat short
short - (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length; "short skirts"; "short hair"; "the board was a foot short"; "a short toss"
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He was a shortish gentleman, with very stiff black hair cut in the porcupine or blacking-brush style, and standing stiff and straight all over his head; his aspect was pompous and threatening; his manner was peremptory; his eyes were sharp and restless; and his whole bearing bespoke a feeling of great confidence in himself, and a consciousness of immeasurable superiority over all other people.
The Posthumous Papers Of The Pickwick Club by Dickens, Charles View in context
He felt for the first time that it was a shortish name.
The Adventures of Peter Pan by Barrie, James Matthew View in context
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