terse
Origin of terse
1synonym study For terse
Other words for terse
Other words from terse
- terse·ly, adverb
- terse·ness, noun
- un·terse, adjective
- un·terse·ness, noun
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How to use terse in a sentence
It has the terseness of the French, without the grandiloquence of the Spanish, being derived directly from the Latin.
Petals Plucked from Sunny Climes | Sylvia SunshineIn spite of the curt terseness of the word, Nancy quite understood the anxiety that lay behind that short "well?"
Pollyanna | Eleanor H. Porter"No, Gregory; it is not," Mrs. Forrester returned with some terseness, for she felt his remark to be unbecoming.
Tante | Anne Douglas SedgwickHe scarcely ever reached again this terseness and vivacity of style, and this entrain.
The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare | J. J. Jusserand"His methods do not lack terseness," remarked Lewes, when he and Challis were out of earshot of the cottage.
The Wonder | J. D. Beresford
British Dictionary definitions for terse
/ (tɜːs) /
neatly brief and concise
curt; abrupt
Origin of terse
1Derived forms of terse
- tersely, adverb
- terseness, noun
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