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| 99% | 5 | Exact Match! | ||||||
adjective • primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration • (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length • low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal • (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range • not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices • of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration noun • the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed • accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference • the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base adverb • clean across • without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold • at some point or distance before a goal is reached • so as to interrupt • at a disadvantage • in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner • quickly and without warning adjective satellite • of insufficient quantity to meet a need • less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so • lacking foresight or scope • tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening • marked by rude or peremptory shortness verb • cheat someone by not returning him enough money • create a short circuit in | ||||||||
| 19% | 9 | Inadequate | ||||||
adjective • of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement adjective satellite • inadequate in amount or degree • falling short of some prescribed norm | ||||||||
| 19% | 8 | Thirsty, drinking rosé? I suspect that's ridiculously inadequate | ||||||
adjective satellite • so unreasonable as to invite derision | ||||||||
Inadequate Brief Crossword Clue
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SHORT which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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SHORT
Updated: October 13, 2023
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