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vajaa — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • defective adjective Having a fault or flaw; not working properly.
  • short adjective Not long in length, distance, or duration.
  • shy adj Nervous or uncomfortable around other people; reluctant to draw attention to oneself.

Senses

vajaa is used for these senses in English:

  • defective Having one or more defects.
  • short Insufficiently provided; inadequately supplied, especially with money; scantily furnished; lacking.
  • short Deficient; less; not coming up to a measure or standard.
  • shy (informal) Short, insufficient or less than.

short — full definition

  1. adjective Not long in length, distance, or duration.
  2. adjective Of a person, not tall.
  3. adjective Curt or abrupt in manner.
  4. adjective Lacking enough of something, especially money.
  5. verb In finance, to bet that a stock or asset's price will fall by selling it before buying it back cheaper.

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