abbreviated









abbreviated


abbreviated [uh-bree-vee-ey-tid] ExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for abbreviated on Thesaurus.com adjective

  1. shortened; made briefer: The rain led to an abbreviated picnic.
  2. (of clothing) scanty; barely covering the body: an abbreviated bathing suit.
  3. constituting a shorter or smaller version of: The large car was an abbreviated limousine.

Origin of abbreviated First recorded in 1545–55; abbreviate + -ed2 Related formsun·ab·bre·vi·at·ed, adjective Related Words for unabbreviated all, entire, exhaustive, faultless, full, full-dress, gross, intact, integral, integrated, organic, outright, plenary, replete, thorough, thoroughgoing, unabridged, unbroken, uncensored, uncut Examples from the Web for unabbreviated Historical Examples of unabbreviated

  • She always called him by his unabbreviated name when she was irritated.

    Flamsted quarries

    Mary E. Waller

  • No one within his memory had ever called Adriance by his unabbreviated name.

    A Man’s Hearth

    Eleanor M. Ingram

  • At work and at play, at home and abroad, he would remain plain, unabbreviated “Rupert.”

    Flaming June

    Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey

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