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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
Derived Forms
- ˈterseness, noun
- ˈtersely, adverb
Other Words From
- terse·ly adverb
- terse·ness noun
- un·terse adjective
- un·terse·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of terse1
Word History and Origins
Origin of terse1
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Example Sentences
There was then a terse verbal exchange with Siraj who, rather bizarrely given India's predicament, opted to give Head a send-off.
The body camera footage showed Hill at times being terse with police, telling an officer "don't knock on my window like that".
For instance, a terse July 29 email from the Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment in Colorado said, “Currently attempting to monitor 26 dairies. 9 have refused.”
This week, her father got a terse letter from the defence ministry in Moscow informing him that Victoria was dead, aged 27.
Stafford was tired and terse in the wake of defeat, wearing a Hawaiian shirt that was far more festive than his mood.
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