Light and Short

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Light adjective - Less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable.

Usage example: traffic on the highway seems to be very light today

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Short is a synonym for light. In some cases you can use "Short" instead an adjective "Light".

Short adjective - Not coming up to an expected measure or meeting a particular need.

Usage example: regrettably, the art supplies are short this year, so you'll have to share

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Light is a synonym for short. Sometimes you can use "Light" instead an adjective "Short".

This weapon has to be used with two hands precisely because it is so short and light (and thus have so little inertia on its own).

Source: One-Handed Zweihänder
In The Zombie Survival Guide, the M1 is named as the best firearm to use against zombies, due to being short and light enough for indoor combat and on the run.

Source: Cool Guns / Rifles
Rifled guns of the time were neither very accurate nor long ranged, and a skilled shooter could held a few enemies at bay from horseback with a short and light 10-gauge shotgun.

Source: Sawed-Off Shotgun

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