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(Brief), adjective abbreviated, abridged, compressed, concise, condensed, crisp, cursory, deficient, delinquent, devoid, fleet, fleeting, fugacious, hasty, laconic, meager, minimal, momentary, perfunctory, petulant, poor, quick, scarce, short-lived, shy, skimpy, sparse, succinct, temporary, terse, transient, unelevatedAssociated concepts: short clause, short form decision of the court, short notice
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(Caustic), adjective abrupt, acetous, blunt, brusque, curt, discourteous, froward, grouchy, gruff, impolite, irascible, peevish, sharp, sour, sullen, surly, terse, touchy, testy, trenchant, ungraceful, volatileshort
(Imperfect), adjective defective, inadequate, incommensurate, incomplete, insufficient, lacking, low, meager, needing, sparse, unenduring, wantingSee also: brief, caustic, compact, concise, cursory, deficient, delinquent, devoid, ephemeral, impecunious, imperfect, inadequate, incommensurate, laconic, minimal, overdue, perfunctory, petulant, pithy, poor, scarce, succinct, transient