-- Short"sight`ed*ly, adv. -- Short"sight`ed*ness, n.
Cunning is a kind of shortsightedness.
Addison.
Short"-spo`ken (?), a. Speaking in a quick or short manner; hence,
gruff; curt. [Colloq.]
Short"stop` (?), n. (Baseball) The player stationed in the field
bewtween the second and third bases.
Short"-waist`ed (?), a. Having a short waist.
Short"-wind`ed (?), a. Affected with shortness of breath; having a
quick, difficult respiration, as dyspnoic and asthmatic persons. May.
Short"wing` (?), n. (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of small
wrenlike Asiatic birds having short wings and a short tail. They belong
to Brachypterix, Callene, and allied genera.
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Short"-wit`ed (?), a. Having little wit; not wise; having scanty
intellect or judgment.