brachylogy

[ bruh-kil-uh-jee ]
/ brəˈkɪl ə dʒi /

noun, plural bra·chyl·o·gies.

brevity of diction; concise or abridged form of expression.

Origin of brachylogy

First recorded in 1615–25, brachylogy is from the Greek word brachylogía brevity in speech. See brachy-, -logy

Words nearby brachylogy

brachydactylia, brachydactylic, brachydactyly, brachydome, brachygnathia, brachylogy, brachymelia, brachymesophalangia, brachymetacarpia, brachymetatarsia, brachyodont

British Dictionary definitions for brachylogy

brachylogy
/ (bræˈkɪlədʒɪ) /

noun plural -gies

a concise style in speech or writing
a colloquial shortened form of expression that is not the result of a regular grammatical process the omission of "good" in the expression "Afternoon" is a brachylogy

Derived forms of brachylogy

brachylogous, adjective