1) Briefer 2) Clipped to a greater extent 3) Comparatively clipped 4) Less loquacious 5) Less prolix 6) Less rambling 7) Less verbose 8) Less windy 9) Less wordy 10) More apothegmatic 11) More blunt and to the point 12) More breviloquent 13) More concise 14) More laconic 15) More pithy 16) More short