shortened

(adjective, verb)

adjective

1. cut short

- the shortened rope was easier to use

Similar word(s): short

2. cut short in duration

- her shortened life was clearly the result of smoking

Similar word(s): short, abbreviated, truncated

3. shortened by or as if by means of parts that slide one within another or are crushed one into another

Similar word(s): short, telescoped

4. with parts removed

Similar word(s): abridged, cut

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of shorten