Pleonastic and Short

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Pleonastic adjective - Using or containing more words than necessary to express an idea.

Usage example: a writer whose penchant for pleonastic phrasings would suggest that he is in dire need of a hard-nosed editor

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Short is an antonym for pleonastic.

Short adjective - Having relatively little height.

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Pleonastic is an antonym for short.

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Short and Pleonastic. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pleonastic/short

Pleonastic & Short. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/pleonastic/short>.

Short or Pleonastic. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/pleonastic/short.

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