shortish; rather short; somewhat short
tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient
quick-tempered; impatient
short-tempered; quick-tempered; impatient; hasty; rash
in brief; to put it succinctly
neither one thing nor the other; (lit.) too short for a belt, too long for a sleeve tie
briefly; in short; in a nutshell; in summary; to put it briefly
art is long, life is short; ars longa, vita brevis