short shrift short-shouldered • short-shucks · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · short shrift · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 12 · · Length 2 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) a brief and unsympathetic rejection. Synonyms: short shrift, summary treatment. Example: "They made short shrift of my request." · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · summary treatment · · Synonym 1 Characters · · space U+0020 f latin small letter f U+0066 h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074