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Contexts ▼▲ Comparative for brief, concise, and to the point Comparative for rather abrupt in speech or manner Comparative for not polite or friendly Comparative for having or showing a tendency to be quickly irritated or provoked Comparative for haughty or arrogant, especially in one's disregard for something Comparative for terse or succinct in expression Comparative for scathingly sarcastic or sardonic … more ▼ ▲ Adjective ▲ Comparative for brief, concise, and to the point succincter curter briefer shorter pithier crisper neater leaner closer tauter sharper snappier brusquer wittier tighter quicker less smaller blunter meatier tarter cleverer hastier swifter catchier barer snippier faster punchier shorter-lived shorter-term weer more concise more laconic more compact more compendious more summary more condensed more apothegmatic more elliptical more sententious more telegraphic more pointed more incisive more breviloquent more gnomic more economical more precise more cryptic more exact more short and sweet more clear-cut more synoptic more compressed more abridged more abbreviated more sparing more contracted more truncated more economic more trenchant more meaningful more epigrammatical more perfunctory more rapid more abrupt more expressive more axiomatic more apophthegmatic more cogent more significant more honed more effective more marrowy more cursory more snippety more precipitate more compacted more hurried more concentrated more straightforward more diminished more ephemeral more piquant more abstracted more decurtate more memorable more abbreviate more curtate more transient more limited more controlled more quick-witted more reduced more cut more edited more trimmed more bare-bones more transitory more momentary more passing more temporary more evanescent more infinitesimal more temporal more fleeting more fugacious more ❯ “The pity and the terror of the situation are conveyed in terse, crisp prose.” Adjective ▲ Comparative for rather abrupt in speech or manner brusquer blunter ruder gruffer snappier tarter curter shorter sharper impoliter snippier bluffer crustier harsher brusker brisker crisper rougher briefer surlier franker dustier cruder pithier testier balder unfriendlier directer cooler worse-tempered unkinder vulgarer crueler more abrupt more snappish more trenchant more discourteous more unceremonious more uncivil more offhand more ungracious more downright more caustic more tactless more churlish more undiplomatic more plain-spoken more indelicate more no-nonsense more impatient more abrasive more cavalier more unmannerly more snippety more off more outspoken more brutal more impetuous more thoughtless more decisive more businesslike more distant more dismissive more laconic more standoffish more peremptory more insensitive more pointed more vigorous more aloof more irascible more petulant more breviloquent more graceless more upfront more callous more ill-mannered more bad-mannered more blustering more barefaced more perfunctory more short-tempered more ill-tempered more inelegant more inconsiderate more matter-of-fact more disrespectful more uncaring more offish more impertinent more uncharitable more unsympathetic more impolitic more unladylike more unfeeling more ungentlemanly more hurtful more unconsiderate more tasteless more distasteful more uncalled for more uncommunicative more reticent more taciturn more unforthcoming more ❯ “Without so much as a greeting, she wrapped the reins around the saddle horn and spoke in a terse tone.” Adjective ▲ Comparative for not polite or friendly ruder impoliter curter blunter gruffer surlier shorter uncouther sharper unfriendlier unpleasanter unkinder more ungracious more discourteous more uncivil more unmannerly more disrespectful more churlish more impertinent more boorish more inconsiderate more insolent more impudent more thoughtless more unmannered more ungentlemanly more offhand more insensitive more unhandsome more offensive more unladylike more ungallant more hostile more cavalier more inhospitable more gauche more unpolite more ill-mannered more ill-bred more bad-mannered more uncalled-for Adjective ▲ Comparative for having or showing a tendency to be quickly irritated or provoked curter grumpier crabbier testier pricklier grouchier moodier sulkier brusquer ruder sullener unpleasanter unfriendlier tetchier gruffer curmudgeonlier glummer impoliter poutier snappier sourer touchier surlier chippier difficulter crotchetier blunter crustier mopier moroser narkier uptighter shirtier worse-tempered tenser angrier rattier eggier crosser shorter ornerier nastier uglier perverser dourer rougher quicker snippier cruder meaner bluffer spitefuller viciouser whinier crueler more abrupt more irritable more cantankerous more churlish more crabbed more irascible more peevish more ungracious more discourteous more petulant more disagreeable more dyspeptic more fractious more querulous more splenetic more boorish more choleric more humorlessUS more humourlessUK more truculent more uncivil more unhelpful more snappish more bellicose more impatient more quarrelsome more fiery more contentious more hotheaded more impetuous more ill-natured more ill-tempered more ill-mannered more ill-humoredUS more short-tempered more quick-tempered more piqued more disgruntled more vehement more indignant more displeased more unindulgent more discontented more bearish more bilious more saturnine more acid more bloody-minded more passionate more excitable more shrewish more disrespectful more pettish more waspish more unceremonious more unmannerly more contrary more offhand more boisterous more off more offish more disputatious more unlikable more no-nonsense more out of sorts more mean-spirited more ❯ Adjective ▲ Comparative for haughty or arrogant, especially in one's disregard for something haughtier lordlier loftier uppitier huffier sniffier prouder toploftier chestier snootier snottier ruder brusquer curter glibber more cavalier more arrogant more pompous more supercilious more pretentious more presumptuous more overweening more hifalutin more uppish more highfalutin more peremptory more bumptious more important more huffish more disdainful more toploftical more overbearing more assumptive more condescending more masterful more patronisingUK more patronizingUS more insolent more scornful more contemptuous more offhand more uncivil more abrupt more discourteous more unceremonious more inconsiderate more cursory more off more perfunctory more ungracious more offish more high-handed more self-assertive more stiff-necked more high-hat Adjective ▲ Comparative for terse or succinct in expression punchier pithier succincter more persuasive more convincing more influential more cogent more telling more compelling more authoritative more effective more eloquent more irresistible more impressive more forcible more incisive more effectual more hard-hitting Adjective ▲ Comparative for scathingly sarcastic or sardonic tarter severer acerber more incisive more cutting more scathing more caustic more biting more sarcastic more sardonic more acerbic more mordant more acid more satirical more laconic Find more words! 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