abbreviated

[ uh-bree-vee-ey-tid ]

/ əˈbri viˌeɪ tɪd /

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adjective

shortened; made briefer: The rain led to an abbreviated picnic.

(of clothing) scanty; barely covering the body: an abbreviated bathing suit.

constituting a shorter or smaller version of: The large car was an abbreviated limousine.

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Origin of abbreviated

First recorded in 1545–55; abbreviate + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM abbreviated

un·ab·bre·vi·at·ed, adjective

Words nearby abbreviated

Abbott, Abboud, abbr., abbrev., abbreviate, abbreviated, abbreviation, abbreviatory, Abby, ABC, abcoulomb

How to use abbreviated in a sentence

It’s been about three weeks since the puck dropped on the NHL’s abbreviated 2021 regular season, which somehow means nearly 20 percent of the schedule is now complete.
Which Of The NHL’s Best Teams So Far Are For Real?|Neil Paine (neil.paine@fivethirtyeight.com)|February 5, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
The league has been managing a handful of coronavirus issues through the first couple of weeks of an abbreviated 56-game regular season.
Alex Ovechkin one of four Capitals placed on NHL covid-19 protocol-related absences list|Samantha Pell|January 21, 2021|Washington Post
A 1955 performance with the New York Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall where he played the Sibelius concerto under the direction of George Szell, received scathing reviews, as did an abbreviated recital tour in 1958.
Ivry Gitlis, Israeli violinist who mesmerized global audiences, dies at 98|Tim Page|December 26, 2020|Washington Post
The teams also will play Saturday night in the finale of Washington’s abbreviated preseason, which is also Russell Westbrook’s last chance to play an exhibition.
Five takeaways from the Wizards’ preseason loss to the Pistons|Ava Wallace|December 18, 2020|Washington Post

After racing through its draft and an abbreviated free agency period in November, the NBA released its schedule Wednesday for the opening week of the upcoming 2020-21 season, including the traditional five-game slate on Christmas Day.
NBA opening-week schedule features LeBron James, Steph Curry and Kevin Durant for Christmas|Ben Golliver|December 3, 2020|Washington Post
Not that the government was admitting any of this during its abbreviated and often delayed press briefings.
Gun-Toting Ranchers Defeat Feds|John L. Smith|April 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Pallone found this unconscionable, particularly in an abbreviated two-month campaign.
Frank Pallone’s Uphill Fight|Ben Jacobs|August 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The wife of the King is always known as ‘Queen Consort’, usually abbreviated to ‘Queen’.
Camilla Will Never Be Queen: Prince Charles Capitulates On Website FAQ|Tom Sykes|November 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
For this students' edition some of the less important remarks have been abbreviated, and the references to authorities omitted.
British Quarterly Review, American Edition, Volume LIV|Various
This was adopted, as it didn't occur to any of the children that the abbreviated word might convey an unintended meaning.
Marjorie's Busy Days|Carolyn Wells
The effect of diminished ground-floors and abbreviated lamp-posts and trees was sinister.
Paris Vistas|Helen Davenport Gibbons
The entire four parts are now repeated, beginning with the L foot, as described below, somewhat abbreviated.
The Highland Fling and How to Teach it.|Horatio N. Grant
I came out on the stage practically nude except for an abbreviated leopard skin.
The Double Spy|Dan T. Moore