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11of few words — adj. using few words, laconic; taciturn, tending to be silent and uncommunicative …
12(a) man of few words — a man who speaks only when necessary. He was respected as a man of few words and significant actions …
13say a few words — to make a speech Would that they were only a few on most occasions …
14FEW WORDS — …
15Few — (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}.]… …
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 — /fju:/ quanountifier, noun (plural) 1 a few/the few (no comparative) a small number (of): I ve got a few books on gardening. | I ll pop into the supermarket and get a few bits and pieces. | only a few hundred yards past the crossroads | It s one… …