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Concise

Expressing much in a few words; condensed; brief and compacted; -- used of style in writing or speaking.

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Aphoristic 84% connected

Alt. of Aphoristical

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Aphoristic 84% connected

Alt. of Aphoristical

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Apothegmatic 84% connected

Alt. of Apothegmatical

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Apothegmatic 84% connected

Alt. of Apothegmatical

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Brief 84% connected

Short in duration.

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Brief 84% connected

Short in duration.

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Compact 84% connected

Joined or held together; leagued; confederated.

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Compact 84% connected

Joined or held together; leagued; confederated.

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Compendious 84% connected

Containing the substance or general principles of a subject or work in a narrow compass; abridged; summarized.

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Compendious 84% connected

Containing the substance or general principles of a subject or work in a narrow compass; abridged; summarized.

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Crisp 84% connected

Curling in stiff curls or ringlets; as, crisp hair.

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Crisp 84% connected

Curling in stiff curls or ringlets; as, crisp hair.

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Cryptic 84% connected

Alt. of Cryptical

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Cryptic 84% connected

Alt. of Cryptical

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Curt 84% connected

Characterized by excessive brevity; short; rudely concise; as, curt limits; a curt answer.

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Curt 84% connected

Characterized by excessive brevity; short; rudely concise; as, curt limits; a curt answer.

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Elliptic 84% connected

Alt. of Elliptical

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Elliptic 84% connected

Alt. of Elliptical

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Elliptical 84% connected

Of or pertaining to an ellipse; having the form of an ellipse; oblong, with rounded ends.

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Elliptical 84% connected

Of or pertaining to an ellipse; having the form of an ellipse; oblong, with rounded ends.

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Epigrammatic 84% connected

Alt. of Epigrammatical

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Epigrammatic 84% connected

Alt. of Epigrammatical

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Laconic 84% connected

Alt. of Laconical

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Laconic 84% connected

Alt. of Laconical

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Pithy 84% connected

Consisting wholly, or in part, of pith; abounding in pith; as, a pithy stem; a pithy fruit.

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Pithy 84% connected

Consisting wholly, or in part, of pith; abounding in pith; as, a pithy stem; a pithy fruit.

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Sententious 84% connected

Abounding with sentences, axioms, and maxims; full of meaning; terse and energetic in expression; pithy; as, a sententious style or discourse; senten…

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Sententious 84% connected

Abounding with sentences, axioms, and maxims; full of meaning; terse and energetic in expression; pithy; as, a sententious style or discourse; senten…

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Succinct 84% connected

Girded or tucked up; bound; drawn tightly together.

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Succinct 84% connected

Girded or tucked up; bound; drawn tightly together.

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Summary 84% connected

Formed into a sum; summed up; reduced into a narrow compass, or into few words; short; brief; concise; compendious; as, a summary statement of facts.

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Summary 84% connected

Formed into a sum; summed up; reduced into a narrow compass, or into few words; short; brief; concise; compendious; as, a summary statement of facts.

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Telegraphic 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the telegraph; made or communicated by a telegraph; as, telegraphic signals; telegraphic art; telegraphic intelligence.

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Telegraphic 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the telegraph; made or communicated by a telegraph; as, telegraphic signals; telegraphic art; telegraphic intelligence.

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Terse 84% connected

Appearing as if rubbed or wiped off; rubbed; smooth; polished.

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Terse 84% connected

Appearing as if rubbed or wiped off; rubbed; smooth; polished.

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Conciseness 74% connected

The quality of being concise.

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Conciseness 74% connected

The quality of being concise.

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Prolixity 66% connected

The quality or state of being prolix; great length; minute detail; as, prolixity in discourses and writings.

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Prolixity 66% connected

The quality or state of being prolix; great length; minute detail; as, prolixity in discourses and writings.

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Windiness 66% connected

The quality or state of being windy or tempestuous; as, the windiness of the weather or the season.

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Windiness 66% connected

The quality or state of being windy or tempestuous; as, the windiness of the weather or the season.

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Wordiness 66% connected

The quality or state of being wordy, or abounding with words; verboseness.

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Wordiness 66% connected

The quality or state of being wordy, or abounding with words; verboseness.

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See also 2

Taciturn 66% connected

Habitually silent; not given to converse; not apt to talk or speak.

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Taciturn 66% connected

Habitually silent; not given to converse; not apt to talk or speak.

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Prolix 94% connected

Extending to a great length; unnecessarily long; minute in narration or argument; excessively particular in detail; -- rarely used except with refere…

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Prolix 94% connected

Extending to a great length; unnecessarily long; minute in narration or argument; excessively particular in detail; -- rarely used except with refere…

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