Synonyms: small, little, tiny, minuscule, petite, squat, stocky, dumpy, stubby, elfin, dwarfish, diminutive, Lilliputian, low, miniature, dwarf, concise, brief, succinct, to the point, compact, terse, curt, summary, economical, crisp, short and sweet, pithy, epigrammatic, laconic, pointed, thumbnail, abridged, abbreviated, condensed, synoptic, compendious, summarized, contracted, curtailed, truncated, momentary, temporary, short-lived, impermanent, short-term, cursory, fleeting, passing, fugitive, flying, lightning, transitory, transient, ephemeral, evanescent, fading, quick, meteoric, direct, straight, scarce, in short supply, scant, scanty, meagre, sparse, hard to find, hard to come by, not enough, too little, insufficient, deficient, inadequate, lacking, wanting, sharp, abrupt, blunt, brusque, offhand, gruff, ungracious, graceless, surly, snappy, testy, tart, rude, discourteous, uncivil, impolite, ill-mannered, bad-mannered, crumbly, crispy, brittle, friable, abruptly, suddenly, sharply, all of a sudden, all at once, unexpectedly, without warning, out of the blue

Antonyms: long, tall, overlong, verbose, roundabout, plentiful, patient, courteous