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Meaning of in a word in English

in a word

idiom Add to word list Add to word list said when you are going to give your opinion about something quickly and directly: In a word, she's lying. Blunt and direct in speech & behaviour

• abruptly
• abruptness
• bald
• baldly
• baldness
• blisteringly
• bluff
• curt
• directly
• directness
• downrightly
• edgelord
• flat out phrase
• outspokenly
• plain speaking
• plain-spoken
• plainness
• point-blank
• suffer
• vocal

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Translations of in a word

in Chinese (Traditional) 簡而言之，一言以蔽之… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 简而言之，一言以蔽之… See more in Spanish en una palabra… See more in Portuguese em resumo… See more in French in Turkish in Dutch in Czech in Danish in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Ukrainian en un mot… See more sözün kısası… See more kortom… See more jedním slovem… See more med ét ord, kort sagt… See more singkatnya… See more กล่าวอย่างสั้น ๆ… See more nói ngắn gọn… See more jednym słowem… See more kort sagt… See more secara ringkasnya… See more mit einem Wort… See more kort sagt… See more одним словом… See more Need a translator?

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More meanings of in a word

• a word in someone's ear idiom
• get a word in edgewise idiom
• not get a word in edgeways idiom
• not get a word in edgewise idiom
• put in a good word for someone idiom
• many a true word is spoken in jest idiom
• not get a word in edgewise, at not get a word in edgeways idiom

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• a word in someone's ear idiom
• get a word in edgewise idiom
• not get a word in edgeways idiom
• not get a word in edgewise idiom
• put in a good word for someone idiom
• many a true word is spoken in jest idiom
• not get a word in edgewise, at not get a word in edgeways idiom

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jigsaw puzzle

UK /ˈdʒɪɡ.sɔː ˌpʌz.əl/ US /ˈdʒɪɡ.sɑː ˌpʌz.əl/

a picture stuck onto wood or cardboard and cut into pieces of different shapes that must be joined together correctly to form the picture again

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