abbreviated
Pronunciation:
/əˈbɹiːvieɪtɪd//əˈbɹi.viˌeɪ.tɪd/verb
Definitions
To shorten by omitting parts or details.
To speak or write in a brief manner.
To make shorter; to shorten (in time); to abridge; to shorten by ending sooner than planned.
To reduce a word or phrase by means of contraction or omission to a shorter recognizable form.
adjective
Definitions
Shortened; made briefer.
Example: The abbreviated lesson only took fifteen minutes as opposed to an hour and a half.
Relatively short; shorter than normal, or compared to others.
Scanty, as in clothing.