abridged,ppl.a.|əˈbrɪdʒd|[f.abridge v. + -ed.]Shortened, cut short; contracted, condensed.c1370WyclifRule ofSt.FrancisWks.1880, 41Þei may haue breuyaries, þat is small sauteris or abreggid.1490CaxtonHow to Die 23Thus endeth the trayttye abredged of the arte to lerne well to deye.1646Sir T. BrownePseud.Ep.298In our abridged and septuagesimall ages, it is very rare..to behold the fourth generation.1819ScottIvanhoe xiv. (1820 I. 291)In heaven's name, said he, to what purpose serve these abridged cloaks?1876FreemanNorm.Conq. I.App.651This account appears in an abridged form.