verb

1. To shorten by omitting parts or details.

2. To speak or write in a brief manner.

3. To make shorter; to shorten (in time); to abridge; to shorten by ending sooner than planned.

Synonyms: abridge, compress, condense, contract, curtail, epitomize, reduce, shorten

adjective

1. Shortened; made briefer.

   “The abbreviated lesson only took fifteen minutes as opposed to an hour and a half.”

2. Relatively short; shorter than normal, or compared to others.

3. Scanty, as in clothing.