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short-spoken
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spoh
-k
uh
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short-spo·ken
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kən
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adjective
speaking in a short, brief, or curt manner.
Origin:
1860–65
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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short-spoken
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adj
tending to be abrupt in speech
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