paucis verbis

[ pou-kis wer-bis; English paw-sis vur-bis ]
/ ˈpaʊ kɪs ˈwɛr bɪs; English ˈpɔ sɪs ˈvɜr bɪs /

adverb Latin.

in or by few words; with brevity.

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