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
None of this felt realistic, especially not Colman Domingo’s sawed-off-shotgun-wielding Ali shooting up Alamo’s club in his mentee Rue’s honor, shattering a mask of poise that had defined his character (like the whiplash of Khaleesi’s end of Game of Thrones rogue era).
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Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
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
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sawed-off
Adjective
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There will be two 15-minute periods of extra time if the match ends in a draw, with a short break in between.
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If stress builds, schedule a short stretch break and set softer deadlines where possible, because kindness to your body supports reliable output.
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Yet at the individual and family level, there was little.
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For example, when the question comes up if a certain weird little alien on a space bus who sounds unmistakably like Seth Rogen is actually Rogen.
Adjective
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Name the worry out loud, then choose a small boundary that protects your energy, such as turning off notifications during a demanding task.
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People milled about clutching small rainbow flags from the human rights organization Outright International.
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“Sawed-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sawed-off. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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