Antonyms of adj long-staple

1 sense of long-staple

Sense 1
long-staple -- (having relatively long fibers; "long-staple cotton")

INDIRECT (VIA long) -> short -- ((primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length; "short skirts"; "short hair"; "the board was a foot short"; "a short toss")

Similarity of adj long-staple

1 sense of long-staple

Sense 1
long-staple -- (having relatively long fibers; "long-staple cotton")
       => long (vs. short) -- (primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified; "a long road"; "a long distance"; "contained many long words"; "ten miles long")