Short

a. (peeonz, Sax.) 1. Not long; | commonly, not long enough (Pope). 2. Not long in space or extent (Dryden). 3. Not long in time or duration (Dryden). 4. Re- | peated by quick iterations (Smith). 5. Not adequate; not equal (Add is on). 6. Defective; imperfect; not attaining the end; not reach~— ing the intended point (Locke). - 7. Not far distant in time (Clarendon). 8. Scanty; want+ ing (Hayward). 9. Not fetching a compa (L’Estrange). 10. Not going so far as was in= tended (Dryden). 11. Defective as to quan= tity (Dryden). 12. Narrow; contracted (Bure net). 13. Brittle; friable (Walton). 14. Not bending (Dryden). Sworr.s. (from the adjective.) A stim “mary account (Shakspeare). 721