Marinell was sore offended That his departure thence should be so
short.
Spenser.
He commanded those who were appointed to attend him to be ready by
a short day.
Clarendon.
7. Limited in intellectual power or grasp; not comprehensive; narrow;
not tenacious, as memory.
Their own short understandings reach No farther than the present.
Rowe.
8. Less important, efficaceous, or powerful; not equal or equivalent;
less (than); -- with of.
Hardly anything short of an invasion could rouse them again to war.
Landor.
9. Abrupt; brief; pointed; petulant; as, he gave a short answer to the
question.
10. (Cookery) Breaking or crumbling readily in the mouth; crisp; as,
short pastry.