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shortly adv. 1 soon, presently, anon, before long, in a (little) while,
by and by, Archaic ere long: I'll see you shortly. 2 just,
immediately, soon, right: We had dinner with him shortly before
he went abroad. 3 abruptly, briefly, peremptorily, curtly,
brusquely, sharply, tersely, testily, gruffly, rudely, tartly:
'Leave me alone', said Bill shortly.
short-sighted
adj. 1 near-sighted, myopic, dim-sighted: He wears thick
spectacles because he's so short-sighted. 2 unimaginative,
unprogressive, improvident, imprudent, injudicious, rash, brash,
impulsive, reckless, impolitic, limited, unwary, incautious,
careless, thoughtless, unmindful: Lewis's short-sighted view
makes no provision for the future.
short-staffed
adj. undermanned, short-handed, understaffed: We are usually
short-staffed during the summer because of the holiday
schedules.
short-tempered
adj. testy, irascible, short, curt, abrupt, gruff, peremptory,
bluff, rude, tart, acid, acidulous, terse, brusque, crabbed,
crabby, irritable, touchy, petulant, peevish, bearish, snappish,
waspish, shrewish, curmudgeonly, crusty, surly, discourteous,
grouchy, disagreeable, caustic, acrimonious, acerbic: Henry is
often short-tempered if he has slept badly.
short-winded
adj. short of or out of breath, winded, breathless, panting,
huffing (and puffing), gasping (for air or for breath),
Technical dyspnoeal: He is very short-winded because he smokes
too much.
shot n. 1 discharge, shooting: The town was captured without a shot
being fired. 2 bullet, ball, slug, cannon-ball, buckshot,
pellet, projectile, missile: A dumdum bullet is a piece of soft
shot with a hollowed-out nose. 3 attempt, try, opportunity,
chance, go, essay, endeavour, guess, conjecture, Colloq stab,
crack, whack: You are allowed three shots at the answer. 4
marksman, markswoman, sharpshooter, sniper, rifleman: Geraghty
is an excellent shot and favourite for an Olympic gold. 5
photograph, snapshot, picture, Colloq snap, photo: Miller took