short shrift

short shrift

noun

Definition of SHORT SHRIFT

1

: barely adequate time for confession before execution

2

a : little or no attention or consideration <gave the problem short shrift> b : quick work —usually used in the phrase make short shrift of

Examples of SHORT SHRIFT

1. He gives short shrift to the author's later works.

First Known Use of SHORT SHRIFT

1594

Rhymes with SHORT SHRIFT

adrift, airlift, blueshift, chairlift, dead lift, downshift, face-lift, forklift, frameshift, gearshift, makeshift, redshift, sealift, shape-shift, shoplift, ski lift, snowdrift, spendthrift, spindrift, split shift, stick shift, swing shift, uplift, upshift