CEFR B2

short-spoken

adjective

Meaning

short-spoken means sharp and curt in one's speech; terse. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The writer described the response as short-spoken.
A short-spoken tone can change the mood of a conversation.

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short-spoken (B2)

adjective

Definition

short-spoken means sharp and curt in one's speech; terse. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The writer described the response as short-spoken.
A short-spoken tone can change the mood of a conversation.

How to Use short-spoken

short-spoken + noun (collocation): Use short-spoken before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a short-spoken reaction."
become short-spoken (collocation): Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became short-spoken near the end."

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