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cryptic(short, brief)
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petulant(irritable, tetchy, snippy)
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plain
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short-tempered(irritable, tetchy, snippy)
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short and sweet(expression, idiom, rude, short)
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shortened
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simple
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snappish(rude, short, irritable, abrupt)
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snappy(rough, rude, short, brief)
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tart(open, rough, rude, short)
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caustic
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chaste
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childlike
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concentrated
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kinky
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nippy
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peremptory(rude, abrupt, rapid, brisk)
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proverbial
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pungent
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pure
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