Longest and Short

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Longest

Longest adverb - For the most time.
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Short is an antonym for longest in topics: interminable, extended in space or time.

Short

Short adjective - Having relatively little height.
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Longest is an antonym for short.
Nearby Words: shorten, shortened, shortage, shortness, shorted
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  • When the first volume was published, in 1991, most fantasy novels were actually quite short, and/or tended to be trilogies or quintets at the very longest.
    Source: Seinfeld Is Unfunny / Literature
  • It is the longest running animated short series in Okaasan to Issho, and the only one exported outside of Japan.
    Source: Series / Okaasan To Issho
  • Although goldfish have a reputation for being very short-lived pets, a well-cared for carp in a pond can be one of the longest lived animals in the world.
    Source: Mayfly-December Friendship
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