short-spoken
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of short-spoken
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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There was little frolic left in them when night came; they were short-spoken, prone to grow fierce over trifles.
From The Desert Valley by Jackson Gregory
Into the stunned silence that followed this outburst from short-spoken, reticent Olive, there came a new voice; such a sweet, lovely voice with a tender ring that made every one start to welcome the speaker.
From Six Girls A Home Story by Frank T. (Frank Thayer) Merrill
The next day he was as short-spoken as Bat Truxton had been the day before Hapgood had tempted him, as irritable.
From Under Handicap A Novel by Jackson Gregory
His flaming wrath burst out at a blundering mistake or at a man's failure to follow to the last letter some short-spoken instructions.
From Under Handicap A Novel by Jackson Gregory
David, naturally prone to a healthy serenity, and although satisfied with the progress of the work, grew unnaturally gruff and short-spoken.
From Lost Farm Camp by Harry Herbert Knibbs
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