crisp (s)
curt (s)
laconic (s)
terse (s)

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type s
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def brief and to the point
def effectively cut short
def "the laconic reply
def `yes'"
examples a crisp retort
a response so curt as to be almost rude
short and terse and easy to understand
Outgoing links
Similar to concise
Derivationally related form terse → terseness
Derivationally related form crisp → crispness
Incoming links
Similar to concise
Derived from adjective laconically → laconic
Derived from adjective tersely → terse
Derivationally related form terseness → terse
Derivationally related form crispness → crisp

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