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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | short, compressed |
| Synonyms: | abrupt, bluff, blunt, boiled down, breviloquent, brusque, compendiary, compendious, concise, crisp, curt, hasty, laconic, limited, little, pithy, sharp, short and sweet, skimpy, small, snippy, succinct, surly, terse, to the point |
| Antonyms: | lengthy, long |
| Main Entry: | brief |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | abridgment |
| Synonyms: | abstract, argument, boildown, case, condensation, conspectus, contention, data, defense, digest, epitome, outline, précis, sketch, summary, synopsis |
| Main Entry: | brief |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | inform of facts |
| Synonyms: | abridge, advise, apprise, edify, enlighten, epitomize, explain, fill in, give rundown, give the lowdown, inform, initiate, instruct, let in on, orient, prepare, prime, recapitulate, show the lay of the land, show the ropes, summarize, tip off, update |
| Antonyms: | hide, secret |
| Main Entry: | abridgement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | shortening, summary |
| Synonyms: | abbreviation, abstract, brief, compendium, condensation, conspectus, contraction, curtailment, cutting, decrease, digest, diminishment, diminution, lessening, outline, precis, reducing, reduction, synopsis |
| Antonyms: | addition, enlargement, expansion, extension, increase, lengthening, padding |
| Main Entry: | abstract |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | short document prepared from a longer one |
| Synonyms: | abridgment, brief, compendium, condensation, conspectus, digest, outline, précis, résumé, summary, synopsis |
| Antonyms: | document, manuscript |
| Main Entry: | apprise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | tell |
| Synonyms: | advise, brief, enlighten, fill in, inform, notify, tip off |
| Notes: | appraise is 'evaluate, size up' and apprise is 'inform' apprise means 'to inform'; appraise means 'to assess or evaluate' |
| Main Entry: | bluff |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abrupt |
| Synonyms: | barefaced, bearish, blunt, blustering, breviloquent, brief, brusque, candid, crusty, curt, direct, downright, forthright, frank, gruff, hearty, honest, laconic, no-nonsense, open, outspoken, plain-spoken, rough, rude, short, short-spoken, sincere, snippety, snippy, straightforward, tactless, tart, terse, unceremonious |
| Main Entry: | blunt |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | straightforward |
| Synonyms: | abrupt, bluff, brief, brusque, candid, crusty, curt, discourteous, explicit, forthright, frank, gruff, impolite, matter-of-fact, outspoken, plain-spoken, rude, short, snappy, snippy, tactless, trenchant, unceremonious, uncivil, unpolished |
| Antonyms: | polite, subtle, tactful |
| Main Entry: | brusque |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | curt, surly |
| Synonyms: | abrupt, bluff, blunt, brief, crusty, discourteous, gruff, hasty, impolite, sharp, short, snappy, snippy, tart, terse, unmannerly |
| Antonyms: | courteous, kind, polite, tactful |
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