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Longest vs Shortest - What's the difference?

longest | shortest |

As adjectives the difference between longest and shortest

is that longest is superlative of long while shortest is superlative of short; Least in stature, length or height.

As an adverb longest

is superlative of long.

As a verb longest

is archaic second-person singular of long.

longest

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (long)

    • Adverb

    (head)
  • (long)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (long)

    • shortest

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (short); Least in stature, length or height.
    • The two word poem Fleas is arguably the shortest poem in the English language. How could a poem have fewer words?