Short-sleeved

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having sleeves that are not long enough to reach the elbows. not-comparable

    "That day at Yeatman, however, she wore a prim short-sleeved, knee-length blue dress and a pair of tan patent leather flats I'd never seen before."

Example

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"Show me short-sleeved ones, please."

Etymology

From short + sleeved.

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