short, adv.
freq. cnt. 1
freq. cnt. 1
quickly and without warning
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 52 freq. cnt.: 42 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 1
abruptly dead short suddenly
sample sentences
"he stopped suddenly"
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in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
curtly short shortly
sample sentences
"he told me curtly to get on with it""he talked short with everyone"
"he said shortly that he didn't like it"
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at a disadvantage
<adv.all>
short unawares
sample sentences
"I was caught short"
so as to interrupt
<adv.all>
short
sample sentences
"She took him up short before he could continue"
at some point or distance before a goal is reached
<adv.all>
short
sample sentences
"he fell short of our expectations"
clean across
<adv.all>
short
sample sentences
"the car's axle snapped short"
without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold
<adv.all>
short
sample sentences
"he made his fortune by selling short just before the crash"
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