I . a.
1.
Brief.
2.
Near, direct, straight.
3.
Compendious, succinct, concise, condensed, terse, pithy, sententious, laconic, curt, brief.
4.
Abrupt, sharp, pointed, petulant, curt, brief, severe, uncivil.
5.
Deficient, defective, inadequate, scanty, insufficient, imperfect.
6.
Narrow, limited, contracted.
7.
Lacking, wanting, destitute.
8.
Brittle, friable, crumbling.
9.
( Cookery .) Crisp.
II . ad.
Suddenly, abruptly, at once.