short-form adjective 2short form noun 2forms 1 adjective2 •Running for a relatively short time, typically no more than two minutes. •Relatively short and punchy, lacking detail or in-depth analysis.short-form news broadcast short form noun2 •A word with the same meaning as another formed by removing one or more of the syllables of the longer word, and considered a word in its own right rather than an abbreviation.Tux is a short form of tuxedo.Rob is a short form of Robert. •Particularly in Slavic languages, a shortened form of the adjective, used predicatively.нов, нова, ново, новы (nov, nova, novo, novy) are short forms of новый (novyj). formsshort forms