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terse
[ turs ]
adjective
- neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
Synonyms: compendious, epigrammatic, brief, compact, succinct
terse
/ tɜːs /
adjective
- neatly brief and concise
- curt; abrupt
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Derived Forms
- ˈterseness, noun
- ˈtersely, adverb
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Other Words From
- terse·ly adverb
- terse·ness noun
- un·terse adjective
- un·terse·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of terse1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of terse1
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Synonym Study
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Example Sentences
But Brinsley is unconvinced and the two trade terse responses.
The comparison prompted Kelly to release the terse statement: “Martha McSally is no Gabby Giffords.”
It is a mighty tough slog, I will have to give them that, written in terse and exclusive science-ese.
She had earlier offered a terse description of how her asthmatic brother had come to die.
My response to poisonous emails is a terse “thank you for contacting me” and nothing more.
A dozen of these terse but meaningless sayings now dance before our recollection, for who has not heard them, even to loathing?
"Hit's the pore house fer a cow hand," was his terse aphorism on the subject, and Landy had never seen a "fitten" poor house.
Ripley briefed the general situation as it stood on the night of the engine theft in a few terse sentences.
Bill Hayes gave a terse account of his stewardship during Hollister's absence.
Bill, to use a terse but slangy term, proceeded to go up in the air.
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