Short and Sparing

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Short adjective - Having relatively little height.

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Sparing and short are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sparing" instead an adjective "Short".

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

Usage example: unfortunately, the explanation of the health insurance plan was somewhat sparing on details

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Short and sparing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Short" instead an adjective "Sparing".

Nearby Words: spare, sparingly, spared, sparring

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