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Brief, concise, and to the point

Rather abrupt in speech or manner

Haughty or arrogant, especially in one's disregard for something

Terse or succinct in expression

Scathingly sarcastic or sardonic

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Brief, concise, and to the point

in a few well-chosen words

summarized^US

summarised^UK

epitomized^US

epitomised^UK

summarizing^US

summarising^UK

making a long story short

short and to the point

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“The pity and the terror of the situation are conveyed in terse, crisp prose.”

Adjective

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Rather abrupt in speech or manner

humourless^UK

humorless^US

ill-humored^US

not afraid to call a spade a spade

not beating about the bush

not mincing one's words

straight from the shoulder

calling a spade a spade

like a bear with a sore head

rubbing the wrong way

as cross as two sticks

apt to fly off the handle

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

having got out of bed on the wrong side

having got out of bed the wrong side

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“Without so much as a greeting, she wrapped the reins around the saddle horn and spoke in a terse tone.”

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Haughty or arrogant, especially in one's disregard for something

patronising^UK

patronizing^US

too big for your boots

throwing one's weight around

too big for your breeches

honourable^UK

honorable^US

turning up your nose at

looking down your nose at

offensively self-assertive

pleased with yourself

throwing one's weight about

blowing one's own horn

too big for your britches

think too highly of oneself

think a lot of oneself

self-approving

goody-goody

have an excessively high opinion of oneself

wrapped up in oneself

phony^US

phoney^UK

smart-assed^US

throwing weight around

strong-willed

flashy

think one is the cat's whiskers

think one is God's gift

think one is the cat's pyjamas

not backwards in coming forwards

smart-arsed^UK

blowing one's own trumpet

like a cat that has swallowed the canary

flushed with success

like the cat that's got the cream

of preconceived ideas

crushing

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Terse or succinct in expression

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Scathingly sarcastic or sardonic

rubbing the wrong way

skeptical^US

sceptical^UK

savoury^UK

colourful^UK

savory^US

colorful^US

sulphurous^UK

sulfurous^US

libellous^UK

accidentally on purpose

libelous^US

unsavoury^UK

unsavory^US

politically incorrect

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

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