shortened
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
verb
1. simple past tense and past participle of shorten