terse
adjective
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
terser
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comparativeof terse.comparative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating a greater degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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Not exactly a warm embrace of the new Warsh Fed: terser “just the facts” statements, shorter news conferences, no forward guidance, and a no-nonsense message that there’s a new sheriff in town.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, whom I asked separately, had a terser response: “I’m gonna leave that to the medics.”
From Slate ● May 16, 2023
Some of his friends noticed a change in his writing style — a change that one scholar later described as a departure from “sustained argument and prolonged reflection” to a terser “telegram style.”
From Washington Post ● Dec. 29, 2022
Sanders is not only more infrequent but also terser.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 1, 2019
A wayfarer such as I am, may learn from Vincent Bourne, in words terser and neater than any of mine, the advantages of milestones properly arranged.
From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 Letters 1821-1842 by Mary Lamb
