crisp
adjective (CLEAR) /krɪsp/ mainly approvingDefinition
› describes sound or an image that is very clear: Now that we have cable, we get a wonderfully crisp picture.Apparent and obviousVisibleEasy to understand › describes a way of speaking, writing, or behaving that is quick, confident, and effective: a crisp reply a crisp, efficient mannerNot saying muchBlunt and direct in speech and behaviourNot being friendlyDigressing and being indirect or evasive crisply /-li/ adverb Not saying muchBlunt and direct in speech and behaviourNot being friendlyDigressing and being indirect or evasive crispness /-nəs/ noun [U] Not saying muchBlunt and direct in speech and behaviourNot being friendlyDigressing and being indirect or evasive
(Definition of crisp adjective (CLEAR) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a few well-chosen words idiom
- a man/woman of few words idiom
- brevity noun
- brief adjective (SHORT IN TIME)
- brief noun (SHORT FORM)
- briefly adverb (FEW WORDS)
- concise adjective
- curt adjective
- gnomic adjective
- has the cat got your tongue? idiom
- monosyllabic adjective (PERSON)
- not waste words idiom
- pithy adjective (SHORT)
- quietly adverb
- short adjective (TIME)
- succinct adjective
- taciturn adjective
- taut adjective (WRITING/SPEECH)
- terse adjective
- walls have ears idiom
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