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# (of speech or writing) Communicative through the use of as [[few]] words as possible.
# (of speech or writing) Communicative through the use of as [[few]] words as possible.
#* Synonyms: terse, succinct, concise, pithy, lapidary
#* Synonyms: terse, succinct, concise, pithy, lapidary
#* Antonyms: verbose, prolix, loquacious, long-winded, bombastic
#* Near synonym: brief
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# (of speakers or writers) Communicating through the use of as [[few]] words as possible.
# (of speakers or writers) Communicating through the use of as [[few]] words as possible.
#* Antonyms: talkative, chatty, verbose, prolix, loquacious, long-winded, bombastic
#* Near synonyms: taciturn, untalkative, terse, quiet, spartan
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#* 1736, Alexander Pope, letter to Jonathan Swift:
#* 1736, Alexander Pope, letter to Jonathan Swift: