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epigrammatic collapse

untalkative collapse

tight lipped collapse

aphoristic collapse: terse and witty and like a maxim; "much given to apothegmatic instruction"

gnomic collapse: relating to or containing gnomes; "gnomic verse"

closemouthed collapse

tongue tied collapse

speechless collapse: unable to speak temporarily; "struck dumb"; "speechless with shock"

succinct collapse

mum collapse: secrecy; "mum's the word"; failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to; "the witness remained silent"

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"

clipped collapse: (of speech) having quick short sounds; "a clipped upper-class accent"; cut or trimmed by clipping; "a handsome man with a clipped moustache"; "clipped hedges"; "close-clipped lawns"; "a clipped poodle"

shortened collapse

pruned collapse

abbreviated collapse: (of clothing) very short; "an abbreviated swimsuit"; "a brief bikini"; cut short in duration; "the abbreviated speech"; "her shortened life was clearly the result of smoking"; "an unsatisfactory truncated conversation"

abridged collapse: (used of texts) shortened by condensing or rewriting; "an abridged version"

fleeting collapse: lasting for a markedly brief time; "a fleeting glance"; "fugitive hours"; "rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass"; "a momentary glimpse"

docked collapse: that in a dock; "a docked ship"

clam collapse: burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness; flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams; gather clams, by digging in the sand by the ocean

wordless collapse

taciturn collapse: habitually reserved and uncommunicative

concise collapse: expressing much in few words; "a concise explanation"

elliptical collapse

elliptic collapse: characterized by extreme economy of expression or omission of superfluous elements; "the dialogue is elliptic and full of dark hints"; "the explanation was concise, even elliptical to the verge of obscurity"- H.O.Taylor; of a leaf shape; in the form of an ellipse

to the point collapse

truncated collapse

curt collapse

silent collapse: having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility; "a silent dog whistle"; not made to sound; "the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'"; "in French certain letters are often unsounded"; marked by absence of sound; "a silent house"; "soundless footsteps on the grass"; "the night was still"

pithy collapse: concise and full of meaning; "welcomed her pithy comments"; "the peculiarly sardonic and sententious style in which Don Luis composed his epigrams"- Hervey Allen

compressed collapse: reduced in volume by pressure; "compressed air"; pressed tightly together; "with lips compressed"; flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes)

terse collapse

condensed collapse

reserved collapse: cool and formal in manner; marked by self-restraint and reticence; "was habitually reserved in speech, withholding her opinion"-Victoria Sackville-West; set aside for the use of a particular person or party

contracted collapse: reduced in size or pulled together; "the contracted pupils of her eyes"

brusque collapse: marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him"

summary collapse: a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form; "he gave a summary of the conclusions"

snug collapse: well and tightly constructed; "a snug house"; "a snug little sailboat"; offering safety; well protected or concealed; "a snug harbor"; "a snug hideout"

sententious collapse: abounding in or given to pompous or aphoristic moralizing; "too often the significant episode deteriorates into sententious conversation"- Kathleen Barnes

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