4
cryptic(adjective, short, brief)
4
little
4
petulant(adjective, irritable, tetchy, snippy)
4
plain(adjective, simple)
4
short-tempered(adjective, irritable, tetchy, snippy)
4
short and sweet(expression, adjective, idiom, rude, short)
4
shortened
4
simple(adjective, simple)
4
snappish(adjective, rude, short, irritable, abrupt)
4
snappy(adjective, rough, rude, short, brief)
4
tart(adjective, open, rough, rude, short)
3
brief in talk(expression, idiom)
3
caustic(adjective, sarcastic)
3
certainly not verbose(expression, idiom)
3
chaste(adjective, simple)
3
childlike(adjective, simple)
3
concentrated
3
elliptic
3
kinky
3
monosyllabic
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