of+few+words
1FEW WORDS — …
2of few words — phrasal : not inclined to say more than necessary : laconic a man of few words * * * taciturn he s a man of few words * * * of few words ◇ A person of few words is someone who does not talk very much. a man/woman of few words • • • …
3of few words — phrasal not inclined to say more than is necessary ; laconic < a man of few words > …
4of few words — adj. using few words, laconic; taciturn, tending to be silent and uncommunicative …
5of few words — idi not talkative; laconic; taciturn …
6man of few words — {n. phr.} A man who doesn t talk very much; a man who says only what is needed. * /The principal is a man of few words, but the pupils know what he wants./ …
7man of few words — {n. phr.} A man who doesn t talk very much; a man who says only what is needed. * /The principal is a man of few words, but the pupils know what he wants./ …
8A Few Words on Non-Intervention — is a short essay by the philosopher, politician and economist, John Stuart Mill. It was written in 1859 in the context of the construction of the Suez Canal and the recent Crimean War. The essay addresses the question of under what circumstances… …
9a man of few words — a man who says little; who uses few words Chung is a man of few words, but when he speaks, people listen …
10expressed in few words — index succinct Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
11man\ of\ few\ words — n. phr. A man who doesn t talk very much; a man who says only what is needed. The principal is a man of few words, but the pupils know what he wants …
12man of few words — n. man who uses a few words, man who is laconic; taciturn person …
13man of few words — See a man of few words …
14(a) man of few words — a man who speaks only when necessary. He was respected as a man of few words and significant actions …
15say a few words — to make a speech Would that they were only a few on most occasions …
16man of few words — noun A man who doesnt speak much, or speaks only for a short period of time …
17exchanged a few words — talked a little bit, conversed briefly …
18in a few words — briefly, in short …
19say a few words — speak briefly …
20Few — (f[=u]), a. [Compar. {Fewer} (f[=u] [ e]r); superl. {Fewest}.] [OE. fewe, feawe, AS. fe[ a], pl. fe[ a]we; akin to OS. f[=a]h, OHG. f[=o] fao, Icel. f[=a]r, Sw. f[*a], pl., Dan. faa, pl., Goth. faus, L. paucus, cf. Gr. pay^ros. Cf. {Paucity}.]… …
