Short-spoken and Verbose

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Short-spoken adjective - Being or characterized by direct, brief, and potentially rude speech or manner.

Usage example: don't expect much information or friendly chitchat from the short-spoken villagers

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Verbose is an antonym for short-spoken.

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

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Short-spoken is an antonym for verbose.

Nearby Words: verbosity, verbosely

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