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long on
long on something (and short on something else)
having a lot of one quality and not enough of another The story is a slow-moving mystery that's long on atmosphere and short on tension.
Related vocabulary: short on something (and long on something else)
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Sappho | | SAF-o (English) | Ancient Greek |
| Marnix | | MAHR-niks | Dutch |
| ÁRni | | - | Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic |
| Marci | | MAHR-see | English |
| Anatolia | | - | Late Roman |
| Symon | | - | Ukrainian (Rare) |