short-spoken

adjective

ˈshȯrt-ˌspō-kən How to pronounce short-spoken (audio)
Definition of short-spokennext
as in blunt
being or characterized by direct, brief, and potentially rude speech or manner don't expect much information or friendly chitchat from the short-spoken villagers

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for short-spoken
  1. blunt
  2. short
  3. abrupt
  4. outspoken
  5. gruff
Adjective
  • In addition to suing Abel, Jones sued Baldoni and Nathan, the crisis public relations professional whose blunt text messages have rocketed across social media.
    Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
  • According to a report from WVTM, the local news station in his hometown of Vestavia, Alabama, the young actor fell out of a moving vehicle and suffered multiple blunt force injuries.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of blunt
Adjective
  • In short, alcohol affects almost every organ and tissue in the body, including the brain, heart, lungs, liver, stomach, and more.
    Cassie Shortsleeve, SELF, 3 Jan. 2025
  • On the short spring night of May 11, 1943, Szmul Zygielbojm—a Jewish Polish exile in despair—sat down and typed three letters in his flat, overlooking Porchester Square, near Paddington Station, in London.
    Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of short
Adjective
  • The abrupt House adjournment meant that many bills the Democrats planned to pass, from government transparency to environmental measures, did not get sent to the governor.
    Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Additionally, the abrupt news can create cognitive dissonance, as employees struggle to reconcile previous assurances of job security with the unexpected loss of employment.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of abrupt
Adjective
  • Kim noted that while Spiro has been very outspoken about parts the of case and its witnesses outside of the courtroom, the legal team has not made those same arguments in court.
    Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Gunn came under fire on social media by right wing commentator Mike Cernovich who went after the director for his controversial, years-old jokes about pedophilia, but more so, because the filmmaker was an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of outspoken
Adjective
  • The first episode shows Dr. Robby leading a group of young medical students and residents on a tour of their new workplace, their faces just as much a mixture of terror and wonder as Carter’s was when his gruff mentor Peter Benton led him around County General on his first day.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The beloved coach who has a sweetly gruff persona also joked about how he’s fared as a patient.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of gruff
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