Short and Slight

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Short adjective - Having relatively little height.

Usage example: a lot of boys are shorter than the girls in middle school, but they quickly catch up by high school

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Slight is a synonym for short in size topic. In some cases you can use "Slight" instead an adjective "Short", when it comes to topics like not tall.

Slight adjective - Lacking bodily strength.

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Short is a synonym for slight. Sometimes you can use "Short" instead an adjective "Slight".

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