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| LACONIC | Adj. using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious. Synonyms see CONCISE |
| PITHY | Adj. having substance and point : tersely cogent synonyms see CONCISE |
| QUIESCENT | Adj. 1 : marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest 2 : causing no trouble or symptoms. Synonyms see LATENT |
| SUCCINCT | Adj. marked by compact precise expression without wasted words. Synonyms see CONCISE |
| CIRCUMLOCUTION | N. 1 : the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea 2 : evasion in speech |
| COLLOQUIAL | Adj. 2 a : used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation; also : unacceptably informal b : using conversational style |
| DIGRESS | V. to turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument. Synonyms see SWERVE |
| ELOQUENCE | N. 1 : discourse marked by force and persuasiveness; also : the art or power of using such discourse 2 : the quality of forceful or persuasive expressiveness |
| GRANDILOQUENT | Adj. a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic [pompous, overblown] style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| LOQUACIOUS | Adj. 1 : full of excessive talk : WORDY 2 : given to fluent or excessive talk : GARRULOUS synonyms see TALKATIVE |
