abridged

Speech parts

1. abridged - Adjective

2. abridged - Verb

Meaning

of Abridge

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

cut brief trimmed succinct reduced condensed compressed shortened summarized curtailed pollard curt elliptic synoptic telegraphic
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Antonyms

gabby long whole entire uncut flowery
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Phrases with the word

abridged tails abridged code abridged list abridged course abridged process abridged story

Anagrams

brigaded bigraded

Examples

At each increase of knowledge, as well as on the contrivance of every new tool, human labour becomes abridged. Charles Babbage

There is a breed of fashion models who weigh no more than an abridged dictionary. Dave Barry

Master Gascoigne is not to bee abridged of his deserved esteeme, who first beate the path to that perfection which our best Poets have aspired too since his departure. George Gascoigne

We maintain therefore that in matters of Religion, no man's right is abridged by the institution of Civil Society, and that Religion is wholly exempt from its cognizance. James Madison

If I were king, I would not allow people to go about burning the American flag. However, we have a First Amendment which says that the right of free speech shall not be abridged. And it is addressed, in particular, to speech critical of the government. Antonin Scalia

Physics has in the main contented itself with studying the abridged edition of the book of nature. Arthur Eddington

Close letter words and terms

abridgable abridge abridgeable abridged characterization abridged code abridged course