a few words
- handfulAmount a palm holds
- coupleTwo linked together
- someIndefinite quantity
- severalMore than two, fewer than many
- sparseThinly scattered or distributed
scarce · limited · smattering · sprinkling · brief · short · concise · terse · succinct · snippet · fragment · morsel · taste · glimpse · touch · hint · whisper · scant
communicative style
a few wordsverbosity
Unnecessary word excess
long-windedness · loquaciousness · prolixity · wordiness · rambling
communicative sufficiency
a few wordssilence
Total lack of sound
no comment · speechlessness · muteness · dead silence · total silence