short-spoken

[ shawrt-spoh-kuhn ]

/ ˈʃɔrtˈspoʊ kən /

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adjective

speaking in a short, brief, or curt manner.

Origin of short-spoken

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby short-spoken

short shrift, short shrift, give, shortsighted, shortsightedness, short splice, short-spoken, short-staffed, shortstop, short story, short straw, short subject

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Example sentences from the Web for short-spoken

I was trying to move the sofa at the moment and I was inclined to be short-spoken.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, July 14th, 1920|Various
One may be naturally cold, short-spoken and stern, the other suave and gentle, yet both be equally good leaders.
Manpower|Lincoln Clarke Andrews
The next day he was as short-spoken as Bat Truxton had been the day before Hapgood had tempted him, as irritable.
Under Handicap|Jackson Gregory
He is a decent, bluff, short-spoken old chap, with his heart in his work.
Max Carrados|Ernest Bramah

British Dictionary definitions for short-spoken

short-spoken

adjective

tending to be abrupt in speech

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单词	short-spoken
释义	short-spoken [ shawrt-spoh-kuhn ] / ˈʃɔrtˈspoʊ kən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR short-spoken ON THESAURUS.COM adjective speaking in a short, brief, or curt manner. Origin of short-spoken First recorded in 1860–65 Words nearby short-spoken short shrift, short shrift, give, shortsighted, shortsightedness, short splice, short-spoken, short-staffed, shortstop, short story, short straw, short subject Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for short-spoken I was trying to move the sofa at the moment and I was inclined to be short-spoken. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, July 14th, 1920\|Various One may be naturally cold, short-spoken and stern, the other suave and gentle, yet both be equally good leaders. Manpower\|Lincoln Clarke Andrews The next day he was as short-spoken as Bat Truxton had been the day before Hapgood had tempted him, as irritable. Under Handicap\|Jackson Gregory He is a decent, bluff, short-spoken old chap, with his heart in his work. Max Carrados\|Ernest Bramah British Dictionary definitions for short-spoken short-spoken adjective tending to be abrupt in speech Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to short-spoken blunt, brief, brusque, crude, crusty, curt, direct, discourteous, gruff, impetuous, impolite, matter-of-fact, rough, short, snappy, snippy, uncivil, ungracious
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short-spoken

adjective

Origin of short-spoken

Words nearby short-spoken

Example sentences from the Web for short-spoken

British Dictionary definitions for short-spoken

adjective

Words related to short-spoken