Definitions

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  • adjective Extremely short.

Etymologies

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super- +‎ short

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Examples

  • I think that a supershort chapter would probably only feel gimmicky if it had fewer than a few hundred words.

    Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Scribblar’s Review Forum 2009

  • Despite precursors in Zen Koans and Islamic Hadith, the key feature of contemporary supershort fiction is the miniature but complete story arc.

    A very short history of very short stories « Squares of Wheat 2009

  • Despite precursors in Zen Koans and Islamic Hadith, the key feature of contemporary supershort fiction is the miniature but complete story arc.

    May « 2009 « Squares of Wheat 2009

  • She wore a supershort plaid miniskirt that I knew was from Abercrombie & Fitch, a matching T-shirt, and a loose dangly belt.

    Just Add Magic Cindy Callaghan 2010

  • Most of these guys are driving dark colored quads, wearing camo bush hats, camo clothing, camo packs on their cargo deck, with a camo gun case (probably carrying a camo-synthetic-stocked yahoo supershort magnum) while they cruise around on their loud, obnoxious, landscape destroying machinery.

    ATVs in Wilderness Dave Hurteau 2008

  • The site, which lets users publish supershort updates of what they're doing, is a virtual meeting ground where a range of communities -- from moms to media professionals -- come to converse informally.

    Twitter Yourself a Job 2009

  • Now, he's got supershort hair, but with blueish tips.

    ana-ng Diary Entry ana-ng 2009

  • If it were about size, rather than obesity, we would be counseling each other to accept the fact that people come in everything from supertall to supershort, very slight to brick ___house.

    Why Live? Steven Barnes 2009

  • I wasn't very happy with my supershort haircut this summer, but I've had worse.

    Haircuts of Shame Fresca 2009

  • The plain-spoken Keating was on the supershort veep list and could be attorney general or FBI chief.

    Leader Of The Pack 2008

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