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curtal
(obsolete) cut short; "a dog with a curtal tail"
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synoptic
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presenting or taking the same point of view; used especially with regard to the first three gospels of the New Testament; "synoptic sayings"
presenting a summary or general view of a whole; "a synoptic presentation of a physical theory"
related words >
across-the-board
,
all-comprehensive
,
all-inclusive
,
blanket
,
brief
,
compact
,
compendious
,
complete
,
comprehensive
,
concise
,
curt
,
curtal
,
curtate
,
decurtate
,
encyclopedic
,
global
,
instantaneous
,
little
,
low
,
omnibus
,
over-all
,
panoramic
,
short
,
short and sweet
,
succinct
,
summary
,
sweeping
,
total
,
transient
,
universal
,
whole
,
without exception
,
without omission
instantaneous
collapse
occurring with no delay; "relief was instantaneous"; "instant gratification"
related words >
alert
,
apt
,
brief
,
compact
,
compendious
,
concise
,
curt
,
curtal
,
curtate
,
decisive
,
decurtate
,
expeditious
,
fast
,
hair-trigger
,
immediate
,
instant
,
lightning-like
,
little
,
low
,
momentaneous
,
momentary
,
presto
,
prompt
,
punctual
,
quick
,
quick as lightning
,
quick as thought
,
rapid
,
ready
,
short
,
short and sweet
,
speedy
,
spontaneous
,
succinct
,
summary
,
swift
,
synoptic
,
transient
,
transitory
succinct
collapse
related words >
Spartan
,
abbreviated
,
abridged
,
aphoristic
,
aposiopestic
,
axiomatic
,
blunt
,
brief
,
brusque
,
clipped
,
close
,
compact
,
compendious
,
compressed
,
concise
,
condensed
,
contracted
,
crisp
,
curt
,
curtal
,
curtate
,
cut
,
decurtate
,
docked
,
elliptic
,
epigrammatic
,
formulaic
,
formulistic
,
gnomic
,
instantaneous
,
laconic
,
little
,
low
,
pithy
,
platitudinous
,
pointed
,
proverbial
,
pruned
,
pungent
,
reserved
,
sententious
,
short
,
short and sweet
,
shortened
,
summary
,
synopsized
,
synoptic
,
taciturn
,
terse
,
tight
,
to the point
,
transient
,
truncated
compendious
collapse
briefly giving the gist of something; "a short and compendious book"; "a compact style is brief and pithy"; "succinct comparisons"; "a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject"
related words >
Spartan
,
abbreviated
,
abridged
,
across-the-board
,
all-comprehensive
,
all-inclusive
,
aposiopestic
,
blanket
,
brief
,
brusque
,
clipped
,
close
,
compact
,
complete
,
comprehensive
,
compressed
,
concise
,
condensed
,
contracted
,
crisp
,
curt
,
curtal
,
curtate
,
cut
,
decurtate
,
docked
,
elliptic
,
encyclopedic
,
epigrammatic
,
global
,
gnomic
,
instantaneous
,
laconic
,
little
,
low
,
omnibus
,
over-all
,
panoramic
,
pithy
,
pointed
,
pruned
,
reserved
,
sententious
,
short
,
short and sweet
,
shortened
,
succinct
,
summary
,
sweeping
,
synopsized
,
synoptic
,
taciturn
,
terse
,
tight
,
to the point
,
total
,
transient
,
truncated
,
universal
,
whole
,
without exception
,
without omission
concise
collapse
expressing much in few words; "a concise explanation"
related words >
Spartan
,
abbreviated
,
abridged
,
aposiopestic
,
brief
,
brusque
,
clipped
,
close
,
close-tongued
,
closemouthed
,
cogent
,
compact
,
compendious
,
compressed
,
condensed
,
contracted
,
crisp
,
curt
,
curtailed
,
curtal
,
curtate
,
cut
,
decurtate
,
direct
,
docked
,
dumb
,
economical of words
,
elliptic
,
epigrammatic
,
gnomic
,
indisposed to talk
,
instantaneous
,
laconic
,
little
,
low
,
mum
,
mute
,
pithy
,
pointed
,
pruned
,
quiet
,
reserved
,
sententious
,
short
,
short and sweet
,
shortened
,
silent
,
snug
,
sparing of words
,
speechless
,
succinct
,
summary
,
synopsized
,
synoptic
,
taciturn
,
terse
,
tight
,
tight-lipped
,
to the point
,
tongue-tied
,
transient
,
trenchant
,
truncated
,
unloquacious
,
untalkative
,
word-bound
,
wordless
curt
collapse
related words >
Spartan
,
abbreviated
,
abridged
,
abrupt
,
aggressive
,
aposiopestic
,
bearish
,
beastly
,
bluff
,
blunt
,
brash
,
brief
,
brusque
,
cavalier
,
churlish
,
clipped
,
close
,
close-tongued
,
closemouthed
,
compact
,
compendious
,
compressed
,
concise
,
condensed
,
contracted
,
crisp
,
crusty
,
curtal
,
curtate
,
cut
,
decurtate
,
docked
,
dumb
,
economical of words
,
elliptic
,
epigrammatic
,
gnomic
,
gruff
,
harsh
,
imperious
,
indisposed to talk
,
instantaneous
,
laconic
,
little
,
low
,
mum
,
mute
,
peremptory
,
pithy
,
pointed
,
pruned
,
quiet
,
reserved
,
rough
,
rude
,
sententious
,
severe
,
sharp
,
short
,
short and sweet
,
shortened
,
silent
,
snappish
,
snippety
,
snippy
,
snug
,
sparing of words
,
speechless
,
succinct
,
summary
,
surly
,
synopsized
,
synoptic
,
taciturn
,
terse
,
tight
,
tight-lipped
,
to the point
,
tongue-tied
,
transient
,
truculent
,
truncated
,
unceremonious
,
unloquacious
,
untalkative
,
word-bound
,
wordless
summary
collapse
a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form; "he gave a summary of the conclusions"
related words >
Spartan
,
abbreviated
,
abbreviation
,
abridged
,
abridgement
,
abridgment
,
abrupt
,
abstract
,
account
,
accounts
,
alert
,
apocope
,
aposiopestic
,
apt
,
body count
,
brief
,
brusque
,
capitulation
,
census
,
clipped
,
close
,
compact
,
compacted
,
compendious
,
compendium
,
compressed
,
compression
,
concise
,
condensation
,
condensed
,
consolidation
,
conspectus
,
contracted
,
copy
,
core
,
count
,
crisp
,
critique
,
curt
,
curtailment
,
curtal
,
curtate
,
cut
,
decisive
,
decurtate
,
digest
,
distillate
,
docked
,
drumhead
,
dwelling upon
,
elaboration
,
elision
,
ellipsis
,
elliptic
,
encapsulation
,
epigrammatic
,
epitome
,
epitomization
,
essence
,
expeditious
,
foreshortening
,
gist
,
gnomic
,
going over
,
head count
,
immediate
,
instant
,
instantaneous
,
inventory
,
iteration
,
laconic
,
little
,
low
,
main point
,
meat
,
nose count
,
outline
,
peremptory
,
perfunctory
,
pith
,
pithy
,
pointed
,
practicing
,
precis
,
prompt
,
pruned
,
punctual
,
quick
,
ready
,
reaffirmation
,
recap
,
recapitulation
,
recital
,
reckoning
,
recount
,
recountal
,
recounting
,
reduction
,
rehash
,
rehearsal
,
reissue
,
reiteration
,
repertory
,
reprint
,
reserved
,
restatement
,
resume
,
retelling
,
retrenchment
,
review
,
roundup
,
run-through
,
rundown
,
sententious
,
short
,
short and sweet
,
shortened
,
shortening
,
speedy
,
statement
,
substance
,
succinct
,
sum
,
sum and substance
,
summation
,
summing
,
summing up
,
summing-up
,
swift
,
syncope
,
synopsis
,
synopsized
,
synoptic
,
taciturn
,
telescoping
,
terse
,
tight
,
to the point
,
transient
,
truncated
,
truncation
transient
collapse
(physics) a short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change of voltage or current or load
one who stays for only a short time; "transient laborers"
related words >
able to adapt
,
adaptable
,
adjustable
,
adventurer
,
alpinist
,
alterable
,
alterative
,
arising
,
astronaut
,
board-and-roomer
,
boarder
,
brief
,
brittle
,
camper
,
capricious
,
changeable
,
checkered
,
circumforaneous
,
climber
,
comers and goers
,
coming
,
commuter
,
compact
,
compendious
,
concise
,
corruptible
,
cosmopolite
,
cruiser
,
curt
,
curtal
,
curtate
,
deciduous
,
decurtate
,
disappearing
,
discursive
,
dissolving
,
divagatory
,
drifting
,
dying
,
emanating
,
emanative
,
emanent
,
emergent
,
emerging
,
ephemeral
,
errant
,
evanescent
,
evaporating
,
ever-changing
,
excursionist
,
explorer
,
fading
,
fare
,
fickle
,
fleeting
,
flexible
,
flitting
,
floating
,
fluid
,
fly-by-night
,
flying
,
footloose
,
footloose and fancy-free
,
forthcoming
,
fragile
,
frail
,
fugacious
,
fugitive
,
gadding
,
globe-girdler
,
globe-trotter
,
goer
,
gypsy-like
,
gypsyish
,
hajji
,
impermanent
,
impetuous
,
impulsive
,
inconstant
,
instantaneous
,
insubstantial
,
issuing
,
jet set
,
jet-setter
,
journeyer
,
kaleidoscopic
,
landloping
,
lessee
,
little
,
lodger
,
low
,
malleable
,
many-sided
,
mariner
,
meandering
,
melting
,
metamorphic
,
migrational
,
migratory
,
mobile
,
modifiable
,
momentaneous
,
momentary
,
mortal
,
mountaineer
,
movable
,
mutable
,
nomad
,
nomadic
,
nondurable
,
nonpermanent
,
nonuniform
,
palmer
,
passenger
,
passer
,
passerby
,
passing
,
pathfinder
,
paying guest
,
perishable
,
permutable
,
pilgrim
,
pioneer
,
plastic
,
protean
,
proteiform
,
rambling
,
ranging
,
renter
,
resilient
,
roaming
,
roomer
,
roving
,
rubberneck
,
rubbernecker
,
rubbery
,
sailor
,
shifting
,
short
,
short and sweet
,
short-lived
,
short-term
,
sightseer
,
sojourner
,
straggling
,
straphanger
,
straying
,
strolling
,
subject to death
,
succinct
,
summary
,
supple
,
surfacing
,
synoptic
,
temporal
,
temporary
,
temporary lodger
,
tenant
,
tourer
,
tourist
,
trailblazer
,
trailbreaker
,
traipsing
,
transeunt
,
transient guest
,
transitive
,
transitory
,
transmigratory
,
traveler
,
trekker
,
tripper
,
underlessee
,
undurable
,
unenduring
,
unstable
,
vagabond
,
vagrant
,
vanishing
,
variable
,
viator
,
visiting fireman
,
volatile
,
voortrekker
,
voyager
,
voyageur
,
wandering
,
wayfarer
,
world-traveler
brief
collapse
a condensed written summary or abstract
a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case
concise and succinct; "covered the matter in a brief statement"
of short duration or distance; "a brief stay in the country"; "in a little while"; "it's a little way away"
give essential information to someone; "The reporters were briefed about the President's plan to invade"
related words >
Spartan
,
abbreviated
,
abbreviation
,
abbreviature
,
abrege
,
abridge
,
abridged
,
abridgment
,
abrupt
,
abstract
,
account
,
account rendered
,
accounting
,
acquaint
,
acta
,
advertise
,
advertise of
,
advise
,
advocate
,
airmanship
,
annual
,
aposiopestic
,
apprise
,
bespeak
,
block in
,
block out
,
blunt
,
book
,
breviary
,
briefing
,
briefly
,
bring word
,
brisk
,
brusque
,
bulletin
,
capsule
,
capsulize
,
census report
,
chalk out
,
clipped
,
close
,
close-tongued
,
closemouthed
,
coach
,
cometary
,
communicate
,
compact
,
compend
,
compendious
,
compendium
,
compressed
,
concise
,
concisely
,
condensation
,
condense
,
condensed
,
condensed version
,
confer
,
conspectus
,
consult with
,
contracted
,
counsel
,
crisp
,
crusty
,
curt
,
curtailed
,
curtal
,
curtate
,
cut
,
debrief
,
decurtate
,
delineate
,
digest
,
direct
,
disclose
,
docked
,
draft
,
dumb
,
economical of words
,
election returns
,
elliptic
,
employ
,
engage
,
enlighten
,
ephemeral
,
epigrammatic
,
epitome
,
evanescent
,
explain
,
extract
,
familiarize
,
fill in
,
flashing
,
fleet
,
fleeting
,
flickering
,
flight plan
,
flying lessons
,
fugitive
,
give a briefing
,
give directions
,
give notice
,
give the facts
,
give word
,
gnomic
,
gruff
,
guide
,
head
,
hire
,
in brief
,
in sum
,
in summary
,
indisposed to talk
,
inform
,
instantaneous
,
instruct
,
kibitz
,
laconic
,
leave word
,
let know
,
line
,
little
,
low
,
meddle
,
mention to
,
meteoric
,
minutes
,
momentary
,
mum
,
mute
,
notify
,
nutshell
,
outline
,
overview
,
pandect
,
passing
,
pilot training
,
pilotship
,
pithy
,
pointed
,
precis
,
preengage
,
prescribe
,
proceedings
,
propose
,
pruned
,
quick
,
quiet
,
recommend
,
recruit
,
report
,
reserve
,
reserved
,
resume
,
retain
,
returns
,
review
,
rough
,
rough in
,
rough out
,
rubric
,
run down
,
run through
,
rundown
,
send word
,
sententious
,
serve notice
,
short
,
short and sweet
,
short-lived
,
short-term
,
short-termed
,
shorten
,
shortened
,
shortened version
,
sign on
,
sign up
,
sign up for
,
silent
,
skeleton
,
sketch
,
sketch out
,
snug
,
sparing of words
,
speak
,
speechless
,
speedy
,
statement
,
submit
,
succinct
,
succinctly
,
suggest
,
summarize
,
summary
,
survey
,
swift
,
syllabus
,
synopsis
,
synopsize
,
synopsized
,
synoptic
,
taciturn
,
take into employment
,
take on
,
tally
,
tell
,
temporary
,
terse
,
the record
,
thumbnail sketch
,
tight
,
tight-lipped
,
to the point
,
tongue-tied
,
topical outline
,
trace
,
transactions
,
transient
,
transitory
,
truncated
,
unloquacious
,
untalkative
,
verse
,
washout
,
word-bound
,
wordless
,
yearbook
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