short-answer
Noun
Meaning
short-answer (plural short-answers)
(education, chiefly attributive) A type of question or prompt, especially found in school quizzes and tests, which usually requires the student to write in sentences, as opposed to multiple-choice, fill in the blank, or other question types which require less writing.
Alternative names
short answer
Examples
And the short answer - yes.
If we’re talking about improving your ability to detect sounds, my short answer is: no.
My short answer is that the Democrats have to do something extraordinary — forge a national unity ticket the likes of which they have never forged before.
“My short answer would be 'please unpack it at this stage',” he said.
That’s the short answer.”
The short answer I have about why so few women are leading companies through IPOs is that the game that needs to be played to get there has been designed, defined, and largely played by men (white men in particular).