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taut
adjective (WRITING/SPEECH) /tɔːt/
/tɑːt/ literaryDefinition
› describes writing or speech that is controlled, clear, and short: taut proseNot saying muchBlunt and direct in speech and behaviourNot being friendlyDigressing and being indirect or evasiveEasy to understand tautly
/ˈtɔːt.li/
/ˈtɑːt-/ adverb Excited, interested and enthusiastic tautness
/ˈtɔːt.nəs/
/ˈtɑːt-/ noun [U] Tight and tightening
/ˈtɑːt-/ adverb Excited, interested and enthusiastic tautness
/ˈtɔːt.nəs/
/ˈtɑːt-/ noun [U] Tight and tightening (Definition of taut adjective (WRITING/SPEECH) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- a few well-chosen words idiom
- a man/woman of few words idiom
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