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3 letters

SHY
A quick throw; "he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman"

LOW
The lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving

4 letters

CURT
Brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to understand"

POOR
People without possessions or wealth (considered as a group); "the urban poor need assistance"

DEAD
People who are no longer living; "they buried the dead"

LOIN
Either side of the backbone between the hipbone and the ribs in humans as well as quadrupeds

5 letters

TERSE
Brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to understand"

BRIEF
A condensed written summary or abstract

BRUSK
Marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him"

LIGHT
A device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires; "do you have a light?"

SCANT
Supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; "sting with the allowance"

OWING
Owed as a debt; "outstanding bills"; "the amount still owed"; "undischarged debts"

6 letters

SHRIFT
The act of being shriven

SCANTY
Short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural)

CURTLY
In a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner; "he told me curtly to get on with it"; "he talked short with everyone"; "he said shortly that he didn't like it"

SCARCE
Only a very short time before; "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats

ABRUPT
Surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner; "an abrupt reply"

LITTLE
(of children and animals) young, immature; "what a big little boy you are"; "small children"

MYOPIC
Unable to see distant objects clearly

7 letters

BRUSQUE
Marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him"

CONCISE
Expressing much in few words; "a concise explanation"

SHORTLY
In the near future; "the doctor will soon be here"; "the book will appear shortly"; "she will arrive presently"; "we should have news before long"

8 letters

UNAWARES
Suddenly and unexpectedly; "rain caught them unawares"; "sorrow comes to all, and to the young it comes with bittered agony because it takes them unawares"- A.Lincoln

SUCCINCT
Briefly giving the gist of something; "a short and compendious book"; "a compact style is brief and pithy"; "succinct comparisons"; "a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject"

FLEETING
Lasting for a markedly brief time; "a fleeting glance"; "fugitive hours"; "rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass"; "a momentary glimpse"

STRAPPED

ABRUPTLY
Quickly and without warning; "he stopped suddenly"

SUDDENLY
Quickly and without warning; "he stopped suddenly"

9 letters

FORGETFUL
Failing to keep in mind; "forgetful of her responsibilities"; "oblivious old age"

SHORTSTOP
The fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base

DEFICIENT
Falling short of some prescribed norm; "substandard housing"

INTHEHOLE

10 letters

INADEQUATE
Lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task; "inadequate training"; "the staff was inadequate"; "she was unequal to the task"

11 letters

SHORTCHANGE

UNRETENTIVE
(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range; "a short memory"

12 letters

SHORTSIGHTED
Lacking foresight or scope; "a short view of the problem"; "shortsighted policies"; "shortsighted critics derided the plan"; "myopic thinking"

INSUFFICIENT
Of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement; "insufficient funds"

SHORTCIRCUIT
Accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference

14 letters

UNFORESIGHTFUL
Lacking foresight or scope; "a short view of the problem"; "shortsighted policies"; "shortsighted critics derided the plan"; "myopic thinking"