Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922.
Class II. Words Relating to Space
Section IV. Motion
4. Motion with Reference to Direction
304. [Motion Short Of.] Shortcoming.
NOUN:
SHORTCOMING, failure; falling short &c. v.; default, defalcation, delinquency; leeway; labor in vain, no go [colloq.]; fizzle [colloq.], dud [slang], slump [colloq.]; flash in the pan.
INCOMPLETENESS [See Incompleteness]; imperfection [See Imperfection]; insufficiency [See Insufficiency]; noncompletion [See Noncompletion]; failure [See Failure].
VERB:
FALL SHORT, - of; come short, - of; stop short, - of; not reach; want; keep within -bounds, -the mark, - compass.
COLLAPSE, fail, break down, stick in the mud, flat out [U. S.], come to nothing; fall down, slump, fizzle out [all colloq.]; fall through, fall to the ground; cave in [colloq.], end in smoke, miss the mark; lose ground; miss stays [naut.]; miss one’s moorings.
ADJECTIVE:
UNREACHED; deficient; short, short of; minus; out of depth; perfunctory (neglect) [See Neglect].
ADVERB:
WITHIN THE MARK, within compass, within bounds; behindhand; re infectâ [L.]; to no purpose; far from it.
QUOTATIONS:
The bubble burst.
Oh, the little more, and how much it is! And the little less, and what worlds away!—Browning
