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(Brief), adjective abbreviated, abridged, compressed, concise, condensed, crisp, cursory, deficient, delinquent, devoid, fleet, fleeting, fugacious, hasty, laconic, meager, minimal, momentary, perfunctory, petulant, poor, quick, scarce, short-lived, shy, skimpy, sparse, succinct, temporary, terse, transient, unelevated
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(Caustic), adjective abrupt, acetous, blunt, brusque, curt, discourteous, froward, grouchy, gruff, impolite, irascible, peevish, sharp, sour, sullen, surly, terse, touchy, testy, trenchant, ungraceful, volatile

short

(Imperfect), adjective defective, inadequate, incommensurate, incomplete, insufficient, lacking, low, meager, needing, sparse, unenduring, wanting

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Nomads made short work of Swerve B with hat-tricks from Mark Walpole, Steve Cooper and Steve Baines.

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Tian made short work of compatriot and doubles partner Lin Zhu 6- 3, 6- 2.

NAKIREDDI & BISHT FINISH RUNNERS- UP

SNOOKER: Ryan Day made short work of an out-of-sorts Jimmy White to move into the third round of the Welsh Open at the Newport Centre.

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The Moorpark defense played a big role in the Musketeers' first touchdown, as Zach Trottier's interception of Mondol on the first Ventura series of the second half set up a 20-yard drive that Scoitt made short work of with a 15-yard touchdown run on his first carry of that drive.

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King Gustav Vasa made short work of his primary opponents, a group of peasants fighting to retain their rights and a king who could be both the best friend and worst enemy of his subjects.

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Her mid-song chat was baffling and only her pleas to the audience for a glass of Scotch - which she made short work of - made any sense.

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TOP seed and world No 1 Gustavo Kuerten made short work of Sweden's Andreas Vinciguerra to reach the final of the Rome Masters Series yesterday.

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On a recent show, she made short work of parents who took money given to their children by their grandfather, using it for rent, car insurance, and a family trip to an amusement park.

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Former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson made short work of Julius Francis, flooring the British heavyweight champion five times on his way to a second-round knockout tonight on SHOWTIME.

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England's attack then made short work of the tourists' response, David Willey bagging a career-best four for 34 and Liam Plunkett taking three for 44 as Sri Lanka were bowled out for 202 with more than seven overs unused.

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50 Catterick SP forecast 8-11 Finished second to Saturday's Grade 1 Finale runner-up Chic Name on her British debut at Warwick in November and Alan King's filly made short work of her rivals when winning by 82 lengths at 1-5 in a weak race at Doncaster last month.