ordknapp

Adjective

 * 1) taciturn, silent, shy; frugal in words, not using more words than necessary
 * 2) expressive, eloquent; expressing much meaning with few words
 * Ju ordknappare en dikt är, desto mer innehåll väntar man
 * The more expressive a poem is, the more content you would expect

Usage notes

 * As the excerpt shows, the comparative ordknappare can appear, but is rare. The superlative ordknappast would hardly be used.

Synonyms

 * taciturn
 * expressive
 * expressive
 * expressive
 * expressive
 * expressive
 * expressive