as in concise
marked by the use of few words to convey much information or meaning
retorted with the aphoristic comment, "No one said life is fair"
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Adjective
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During the hearing, Lutnick gave short and concise answers.—
Zach Halaschak,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
18 Feb. 2025 -
Huo’s project is to portray these social relations and material disparities with crispness, therefore the image is sharp, and though expansive, also concise.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
17 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The scripted description of the library was very brief, with just one interesting detail — during installation, the new shelves opened up, like a flower.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
17 Feb. 2025
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The first Elam ending finish was great, giving us a dramatic (and brief) fix to the All-Star Game’s erosion.—
Zach Harper,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Sure enough, the summary destruction of that lonely Russian tank became fodder for the Phoenix drone group’s social media team.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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It was delivered to the Task Force five days past the deadline, and contained less than four and half pages, more than half of which consisted of summary narratives.—
Chris Pandolfo,
Fox News,
19 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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Though its action is depicted crisply and clearly, its epigrammatic shots aim straight for the viewer’s unconscious, making only glancing contact with the rational mind.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell (1791) The best and most entertaining biography ever written in English — addictive for its prescient, informal, racy prose and Johnson's epigrammatic precision and enduring decency.—
The Week Staff,
The Week,
20 Mar. 2023
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