29 entries under terse topic. ×

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brief(adjective, close, style, sharp, rude)
21
concise(adjective, close, style, sharp, point)
21
laconic(adjective, close, style, sharp, point)
20
compact(adjective, close, sharp, point, short)
19
short(adjective, close, style, sharp, point)
18
pithy(adjective, sharp, point, rude, short)
18
compendious(adjective, close, style, point, rude)
13
curt(adjective, point, rude, short, brief)
11
epigrammatic(adjective, sharp, short, precise, quick)
11
abridged(adjective, close, short, brief, reduced)
11
sententious(adjective, short, precise, quick, brief)
8
pointed(adjective, sharp, short, precise, quick)
7
crisp(adjective, sharp, short, brief, curt)
6
short and sweet(expression, adjective, idiom, close, point)
4
to the point(expression, adjective, idiom, sharp, short)
3
clear(adjective, articulate, expressive, telling, eloquent)
3
meaningful(adjective, sharp, significant, short, compact)
2
expressive(adjective, sharp, short, compact, articulate)
2
synoptic(close, short, brief, abridged)
1
boiled down(expression, adjective, point, short, precise)
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