| short-and-sweet(adjective, sharp, critical, penetrating, meaningful) |
| shortened(adjective, lower, short, precise, abbreviated) |
| tart(adjective, sharp, critical, penetrating, meaningful) |
| telling(adjective, sharp, critical, penetrating, meaningful) |
| trenchant(adjective, sharp, short, critical, penetrating) |
| unprolonged(adjective, lower, short, precise, reduced) |
| unsustained(adjective, lower, short, precise, reduced) |
| abbreviate(adjective, short, precise, abbreviated, shortened) |
| brief(adjective, lower, short, precise, quick) |
| compact(adjective, short, precise, blunt, brief) |
| compendious(adjective, short, precise, quick, brief) |
| concise(adjective, point, short, precise, quick) |
| epigrammatic(adjective, short, precise, quick, brief) |
| in a word(noun, adverb) |
| incisive(adjective, sharp, short, critical, penetrating) |
| laconic(adjective, short, precise, quick, brief) |
| little |
| meaty(adjective, sharp, short, critical, brief) |
| pithy(adjective, short, precise, quick, brief) |
| pointed(adjective, short, precise, quick, critical) |