sawed-off

adjective

ˈsȯd-ˌȯf 

1

: having an end sawed off

a sawed-off shotgun

2

: of less than average height

Synonyms

• short
• little
• small

Examples of sawed-off in a Sentence

he was an unpleasant, sawed-off man who seemed to believe that aggressiveness could make up for his perceived deficiency

Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for sawed-off

• cerenkov
• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff

Kids Definition

sawed-off

adjective

ˈsȯ-ˌdȯf

: having an end sawed off

a sawed-off shotgun