a man/woman etc of few words

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englisha man/woman etc of few wordsa man/woman etc of few wordssomeone who does not say very much My father was a man of few words. → wordExamples from the Corpusa man/woman etc of few words• He had a clear scientific mind but was self-effacing, modest, and a man of few words.• I am therefore a man of few words and I have been very brief throughout my professional career.• Blitherdick, usually a man of few words, had become lachrymose about Blenkinsop's enjoyment of a good wine.• He was a man of few words but many graphic gestures.• He was a man of few words in any case, Maggie noted.• Bill Templeman was a man of few words.

单词	a man/woman etc of few words
释义	a man/woman etc of few words From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englisha man/woman etc of few wordsa man/woman etc of few wordssomeone who does not say very much My father was a man of few words. → wordExamples from the Corpusa man/woman etc of few words• He had a clear scientific mind but was self-effacing, modest, and a man of few words.• I am therefore a man of few words and I have been very brief throughout my professional career.• Blitherdick, usually a man of few words, had become lachrymose about Blenkinsop's enjoyment of a good wine.• He was a man of few words but many graphic gestures.• He was a man of few words in any case, Maggie noted.• Bill Templeman was a man of few words.
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