sawed-off

adjective

ˈsȯd-ˌȯf How to pronounce sawed-off (audio)
Definition of sawed-offnext
as in short
having relatively little height he was an unpleasant, sawed-off man who seemed to believe that aggressiveness could make up for his perceived deficiency

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  1. short
  2. little
  3. small
Adjective
  • In short, alcohol affects almost every organ and tissue in the body, including the brain, heart, lungs, liver, stomach, and more.
    Cassie Shortsleeve, SELF, 3 Jan. 2025
  • On the short spring night of May 11, 1943, Szmul Zygielbojm—a Jewish Polish exile in despair—sat down and typed three letters in his flat, overlooking Porchester Square, near Paddington Station, in London.
    Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of short
Adjective
  • But opening more federal land to oil drilling may do little to reduce gasoline prices.
    Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
  • During Trump’s first term, duties on a wide range of imports did little to raise prices broadly and in fact were kept in place when Joe Biden took over as president.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of little
Adjective
  • Billionaire and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos created Blue Origin back in 2000, but has to date only launched the smaller suborbital New Shepard rockets from its facilities in West Texas.
    RICHARD TRIBOU ORLANDO SENTINEL (TNS), arkansasonline.com, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Reata at the Rodeo, a smaller but no less impressive version of the Southwestern steakhouse in downtown Fort Worth, will open at 11 a.m. Jan. 17 and will serve all day most days.
    Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of small
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sawed-off

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