Truncated

//tɹʌŋˈkeɪtɪd// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of truncate form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Deprived of one of its parts or of its end (e.g., a line of poetry with one syllable fewer in one of its feet).
  2. 2
    Ending abruptly as if cut across at the base or tip.
Adjective
  1. 1
    terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off wordnet
  2. 2
    cut short in duration wordnet

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Example

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"Information sometimes varies dramatically according to format: my news feed truncated the last word of the headline "Ex-boyfriend backs Cain accuser"."

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