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boiled down(expression, adjective, lower, short, quick)
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in a nutshell(expression, adjective, idiom, lower, short)
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abbreviate(adjective, short, precise, shortened, short-lived)
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abridged(adjective, close, short, compact, brief)
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abrupt(adjective, rude, short, blunt, brisk)
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brief(adjective, close, lower, rude, short)
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brusque(adjective, rude, short, blunt, brief)
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compact(adjective, close, short, brief, abrupt)
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compendious(adjective, close, rude, short, blunt)
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compressed(adjective, short, compact, blunt, brief)
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concise(adjective, close, point, rude, short)
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condensed(adjective, close, short, compact, brief)
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crisp(adjective, short, blunt, brief, abrupt)
1
curt(adjective, close, rude, short, blunt)
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curtailed(adjective, lower, short, precise, shortened)
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curtate(adjective, lower, short, precise, reduced)
1
cut to bone(expression, idiom, lower, short, reduced)
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cut to the bone(expression, adjective, idiom, short, precise)
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