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short-spoken
[ shawrt-spoh-kuhn ]
/ ˈʃɔrtˈspoʊ kən /
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adjective
speaking in a short, brief, or curt manner.
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Origin of short-spoken
First recorded in 1860–65
Words nearby short-spoken
short shrift, short shrift, give, shortsighted, shortsightedness, short splice, short-spoken, short-staffed, shortstop, short story, short straw, short subject
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British Dictionary definitions for short-spoken
short-spoken
adjective
tending to be abrupt in speech
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