breviloquent

[ bre-vil-uh-kwuhnt ]

adjective

1. speaking or expressed in a concise or terse style; using brevity of speech:

   In the memorial to her family, references to her brother were tellingly breviloquent.

Other Words From

• brev·il·o·quence noun
• brev·il·o·quent·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of breviloquent¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; brevi- ( def ) + Latin loquent-, stem of loquēns, present participle of loquī “to speak”

Related Words

• brusque
• concise
• cryptic
• curt
• elliptical
• incisive
• laconic
• pithy
• precise
• succinct
• trenchant