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short shrift: brief and unsympathetic treatment; a brief and unsympathetic rejection; "they made short shrift of my request"

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ruthlessness collapse

cruelty collapse: a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering; the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance; feelings of extreme heartlessness

slap in the face collapse

forgiveness collapse: the act of excusing a mistake or offense; compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive

amnesty collapse: the formal act of liberating someone; a period during which offenders are exempt from punishment; grant a pardon to (a group of people)

impecunious collapse

out of pocket collapse

inclemency collapse

spitting distance collapse

shrift collapse: the act of being shriven

hard up collapse: not having enough money to pay for necessities

badly off collapse

clipped collapse: (of speech) having quick short sounds; "a clipped upper-class accent"; cut or trimmed by clipping; "a handsome man with a clipped moustache"; "clipped hedges"; "close-clipped lawns"; "a clipped poodle"

abbreviated collapse: (of clothing) very short; "an abbreviated swimsuit"; "a brief bikini"; cut short in duration; "the abbreviated speech"; "her shortened life was clearly the result of smoking"; "an unsatisfactory truncated conversation"

abridged collapse: (used of texts) shortened by condensing or rewriting; "an abridged version"

shortened collapse

pruned collapse

flashing collapse: sheet metal shaped and attached to a roof for strength and weatherproofing; emitting light in sudden short or intermittent bursts; "flashing lightning and roaring thunder"

squeezed collapse

unprosperous collapse

exoneration collapse: the condition of being relieved from blame or obligation

absolution collapse: the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance; the condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penance

docked collapse: that in a dock; "a docked ship"

earshot collapse: the range within which a voice can be heard; "the children were told to stay within earshot"

fall short collapse: fail to meet (expectations or standards)

short story collapse: a prose narrative shorter than a novel

ill-off collapse

exculpation collapse: the act of freeing from guilt or blame

hairbreadth collapse

strapped collapse

meteoric collapse: like a meteor in speed or brilliance or transience; "a meteoric rise to fame"; pertaining to or consisting of meteors or meteoroids; "meteoric shower"; "meteoric impacts"

unpossessed of collapse

bare of collapse

empty of collapse

gunshot collapse

elliptic collapse: characterized by extreme economy of expression or omission of superfluous elements; "the dialogue is elliptic and full of dark hints"; "the explanation was concise, even elliptical to the verge of obscurity"- H.O.Taylor; of a leaf shape; in the form of an ellipse

elliptical collapse

fleeting collapse: lasting for a markedly brief time; "a fleeting glance"; "fugitive hours"; "rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass"; "a momentary glimpse"

synoptic collapse: presenting or taking the same point of view; used especially with regard to the first three gospels of the New Testament; "synoptic sayings"; presenting a summary or general view of a whole; "a synoptic presentation of a physical theory"

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