: lacking an expected or normal element (such as a syllable) at the beginning or end : catalectic
2
: having the apex replaced by a plane section and especially by one parallel to the base
a truncated cone
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebPart of the problem was that Americans, after more than a decade of anti-government rhetoric under Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, had a truncated view of what might be achieved by an ambitious president. Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 27 June 2022 As the Tigers’ wide receivers coach, Kiesau was paid $100,000 on a truncated four-month contract that expired at the end of January. Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 21 June 2022 And even that is a truncated inventory of possibilities. Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 1 June 2022 The truncated workweek increases employee satisfaction, and a tighter connection with the company team members. Jack Kelly, Forbes, 29 May 2022 The time that was saved with the truncated technical categories was supposed to go to performances, and those were mixed. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Mar. 2022 As in much of the rest of the world, Canadians are suffering pandemic exhaustion after enduring months of truncated lives, illness and death, lockdowns, and shuttered restaurants, houses of worship and gyms.New York Times, 31 Jan. 2022 Wu’s truncated transition comes in an unusual year in city elections that began when former mayor Martin J. Walsh left in March to become labor secretary.BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2021 The season was also hobbled by the loss of its two most prominent Black actors, Delroy Lindo’s Adrian Boseman and Jumbo, who get a truncated send-off in the premiere of the fifth season. Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2021 See More