Diffuse and Telegraphic

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Diffuse adjective - Using or containing more words than necessary to express an idea.

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Telegraphic is an antonym for diffuse.

Telegraphic adjective - Marked by the use of few words to convey much information or meaning.

Usage example: when dealing with her staff, she communicated mostly in telegraphic sentences and meaningful looks

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Diffuse is an antonym for telegraphic.

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