short and sweet

:  having little length

:  not tall or high :  low

:  not extended in time :  brief

:  in a curt manner

:  for or during a brief time

:  at a disadvantage :  unawares

:  the sum and substance :  upshot

:  a short syllable

:  a short sound or signal

:  short-circuit

:  shortchange, cheat

:  to sell (a security) short in expectation of a fall in prices

:  pleasing to the taste

:  being or inducing the one of the four basic taste sensations that is typically induced by disaccharides and is mediated especially by receptors in taste buds at the front of the tongue — compare bitter, salt, sour

:  containing a sweetening ingredient :  not dry

:  in a sweet manner

:  something that is sweet to the taste: such as

:  a food (such as a candy or preserve) having a high sugar content

:  dessert