short shrift

Noun

Meaning

a brief and unsympathetic rejection

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Synonyms

summary treatment pitilessness no quarter little time kick in the teeth small portion limited attention insufficient attention scant regard brief consideration cursory attention curt treatment insufficient consideration little attention little care

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Antonyms

careful consideration due regard considerable attention great deal of attention serious consideration due attention

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Hypernyms

rejection

Examples

I think Alexander Hamilton has received a little bit of short shrift from history, and I think Jefferson has been treated a little bit too generously. I admire them both, but I admire them both about equally. William Rehnquist

they made short shrift of my request Source: Internet

But congressional appropriations dictated that 80 percent of his budget be earmarked for highways, including for Lady Bird Johnson’s highway beautification program, while airlines, railroads and mass transit got short shrift. Source: Internet

A backup data pool could help make short shrift of one of the toughest parts of big data analysis implementation -- collecting all the data to churn through the analytic engines. Source: Internet

However, House of Representatives Speaker Pelosi gave short shrift to any hopes of Congress ratifying a future trade deal if Britain ploughs ahead with the new Brexit bill. Source: Internet

But he's also been around Star Trek for a long time, and got short shrift there unfortunately. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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