| condensed(strong, short, rich, stiff, thick) |
| crisp(short, blunt, brief, abrupt, curt) |
| curt(short, blunt, brief, abrupt, swift) |
| curtailed(lower, short, unsustained) |
| curtate(lower, short, reduced, relieved, unsustained) |
| cut to bone(verb, expression, adjective, idiom, lower) |
| cutting(sharp, critical, penetrating, meaningful, incisive) |
| decreased(lower, short, reduced) |
| decurtate(lower, short, reduced, relieved, unsustained) |
| diluted(adjective, dull, weak, mild, feeble) |
| diminished(lower, short, relieved) |
| epigrammatic(adjective, short, precise, quick, brief) |
| feeble(adjective, dull, weak, mild, bland) |
| flat(adjective, dull, weak, mild, feeble) |
| get to meat(verb, expression, idiom, decline, halt) |
| get to the meat(verb, expression, idiom, total, amount) |
| halfhearted(adjective, dull, weak, mild, feeble) |
| humdrum(adjective, dull, weak, mild, feeble) |
| incisive(sharp, short, critical, penetrating, meaningful) |
| insinuating(sharp, critical, penetrating, meaningful, incisive) |