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[ adjective ] dealt with very quickly; to the point

Examples

"the conference was short and sweet" "make your statement short and sweet"

Used in print

(Bell I. Wiley, "Home Letters of Johnny Reb and Billy...)

Still another , annoyed by the brevity of a recently received missive , wrote : `` Yore letter was short_and_sweet , jist like a roasted maget '' .

Related terms

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