Abridged and Complete

Abridged

Abridged adjective - (used of texts) shortened by condensing or rewriting.

Complete is an antonym for abridged.

Nearby Words: abridgment, abridgement, abridging

Complete

Complete adjective - Not lacking any part or member that properly belongs to it.
Usage example: a complete deck of cards

Abridged is an antonym for complete.

Both words in one sentence

  • Web Video / The Slayers Abridged Sylphiel on the other hand... An abridged series wouldn't be complete without a number of shots at the original dub, including intentionally bad acting and ridiculing of certain actual lines.
  • Unlike most other abridged parodies of Death Note, Light is portrayed here as a complete idiot.
  • In the abridged version, he becomes Mordred Pinkthrop, lover of all things fluffy... which however, led to: Darker and Edgier: ... the birth of his creepy descendant, Mel Pinkthrop, who is a complete sociopath, played for Black Comedy.
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