President Calvin Coolidge's laconoic way of talking earned him the nickname "Silent Cal."

is there any truth to the gender stereotype that males tend to be more taciturn than females

to keep talking on and on and on

i like what paul has to say in his class , but he's just too garrulous

The lapidary style of abraham lincoln's gettysburg address is easily contrasted with the unremembered two hour speech by the little remembered edward everett

short and sweet to the point

his speech was very far from pithy

short and to the point a synonym to pithy

despite his subject's prolonged entreaty for aid the cruel king responded with a succinct "NO."

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Term	Definition
laconic	to say very little
to say very little	President Calvin Coolidge's laconoic way of talking earned him the nickname "Silent Cal."
taciturn	to say verry little
to say verry little	is there any truth to the gender stereotype that males tend to be more taciturn than females
garrulous	to keep talking on and on and on
to keep talking on and on and on	i like what paul has to say in his class , but he's just too garrulous
lapidary	a style of writing
a style of writing	The lapidary style of abraham lincoln's gettysburg address is easily contrasted with the unremembered two hour speech by the little remembered edward everett
pithy	short and sweet to the point
short and sweet to the point	his speech was very far from pithy
succinct	short and to the point a synonym to pithy
short and to the point a synonym to pithy	despite his subject's prolonged entreaty for aid the cruel king responded with a succinct "NO."
terse	short and to the point
glib

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