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hasty(time, slight, fast, short)
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compendious(close, style, rude, big)
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evanescent(limited, temporary, transient, momentary)
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pithy(sharp, rude, property, short)
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cursory(time, keen, energetic, careless)
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fugitive(short, limited, temporary, transient)
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abbreviated(close, lower, short, reduced)
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abstract(noun, thing, review, outline)
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brusque(hard, open, direct, tough)
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impermanent(short, limited, temporary, transient)
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swift(violent, fast, short, casual)
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blunt(hard, open, direct, tough)
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crisp(sharp, short, abrupt, curt)
10
epigrammatic(sharp, short, precise, quick)
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short-term(short, temporary, transient)
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speedy(fast, casual, quick, hasty)
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abridged(close, short, reduced, terse)
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direct(verb, show, open, develop)
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fugacious(short, limited, temporary, transient)
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hurried(time, violent, fast, casual)
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