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shortish

(ˈʃɔːtɪʃ)

adj

1. not very tall; quite short

2. not very long

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Adj.

shortish - somewhat short

short - (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length; "short skirts"; "short hair"; "the board was a foot short"; "a short toss"

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shortish

[ˈʃɔːtɪʃ] ADJ [person] → más bien bajo, bajito; [novel, play, film] → más bien corto

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

shortish

[ˈʃɔː^rtɪʃ] adj

[person] → assez petit(e)

[hair] → assez court(e)

[meeting] → assez court(e)

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shortish

adj

→ ziemlich kurz; person → ziemlich klein

(= scarce) → ziemlich knapp

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He was a shortish gentleman, with very stiff black hair cut in the porcupine or blacking-brush style, and standing stiff and straight all over his head; his aspect was pompous and threatening; his manner was peremptory; his eyes were sharp and restless; and his whole bearing bespoke a feeling of great confidence in himself, and a consciousness of immeasurable superiority over all other people.

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He was a shortish rotund man with a huge personality and she was quite well spoken with blonde hair.