17
laconic(adjective, point, short, aloof, reticent)
17
pithy(adjective, vigor, short, compact, brief)
16
succinct(adjective, short, precise, quick, brief)
16
terse(adjective, short, brief, abrupt, pointed)
14
concise(adjective, short, precise, quick, compact)
13
didactic(adjective, dull, obscure, dry, precise)
13
pretentious(adjective, concise, moralizing, pompous, bombastic)
12
short(adjective, brief, abrupt, curt, concise)
10
brief(adjective, short, abrupt, curt, concise)
10
pointed(adjective, vigor, significant, short, precise)
9
aphoristic(adjective, short, precise, compact, abrupt)
9
showy(adjective, pompous, bombastic)
8
epigrammatic(adjective, short, abrupt, curt, concise)
7
compact(adjective, short, brief, abrupt, curt)
7
compendious(adjective, conciseness)
7
meaningful(adjective, moving, significant, articulate, touching)
7
ornate(adjective, ornament, showy, pompous, bombastic)
7
pompous(adjective, obscure, precise, ornament, abstruse)
6
condensed(adjective, conciseness)
6
curt(adjective, short, aloof, reserved, reticent)
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