terse
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples not speaking much or often
quietShe's a quiet little thing.
taciturnHer father was a shy, taciturn man.
abruptHe is criticised for being too abrupt with his clients.
curtShe was very curt with him.
terseI don't appreciate how terse she is in meetings.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Blunt and direct in speech & behaviour
abruptly
abruptness
bald
baldly
baldness
blisteringly
bluff
directly
directness
downrightly
edgelord
flat outphrase
outspoken
outspokenly
plain speaking
plain-spoken
plainness
shoot
suffer
vocal
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curt | American Dictionary
curt
adjective
us/kɜrt/
(of a person’s manner or speech) rude as a result of being very quick or brief:
He sent a curt, one-sentence letter of resignation to the mayor.
curtly
adverbus/ˈkɜrt·li/
She nodded to him curtly and kept talking to someone else.