Definition of "shortish" [shortish]

• Sort of short, short to a degree, moderately short. (adjective)

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• "Suspects described as shortish, female and between 12-16 years of age."
• "Another reason to program the piece, however, is that it fits well on a program with Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, a work that demands either a whole evening to itself or something strong but shortish as a counterbalance."
• "Again, I think this is a good story and I like my characters though I already cut the extraneous ones as too many for a shortish story."