- Abrupt
- Abrupt change in trees
- Brief
- Brief in speech
- Brief intersect in the middle
- Brusque
- Concise
- Abrupt
- Brusque
- Cobain said to be blunt
- Laconic
- Rudely brief
- Short
- To the point
- Arid quality
- Arid state
- Aridity
- Drought
- Lack of moisture
- Lack of moisture in the laundry, Nessie
- Laconic wit