as in short
having relatively little height
he was an unpleasant, sawed-off man who seemed to believe that aggressiveness could make up for his perceived deficiency
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Recent Examples of sawed-off
The Senate kept the provision on silencers in its version of the bill and expanded upon it, adding short-barreled, or sawed-off, rifles and shotguns.
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Arkansas Online, 28 June 2025
Arkansas Online, 28 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sawed-off
Adjective
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Most have direct, short-ish flights from the East Coast, making an 11th-hour spring break trip that much easier to pull off.—
Annie Daly,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2026
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The tech came on a play in which Flagg drove through the lane with the ball and attempted a short shot.—
R.J. Coyle,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The historic district is just a few blocks wide, with the Gulf on one side, the Intracoastal on the other, and a walkable little downtown dotted with shops and galleries in between.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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When three Bruins starters — Lauren Betts, Gabriela Jaquez and Charlisse Leger-Walker — joined the UCLA dance team for a halftime performance at a men’s basketball game on March 3, Leger-Walker viewed it as just a fun little bonding moment and an expansion of the team’s intentional joy.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Although discrepancies are smaller in data-rich regions such as Western Europe and the eastern United States, where robust local monitoring has kept projections more closely calibrated, the study identifies the West Coast of North America as a region where sea levels have also been underestimated.—
Marcos Magaña,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Violas have smaller flowers and stay shorter.—
Chris McKeown,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Sawed-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sawed-off. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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