terse
adjective
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
tersest
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superlativeof terse.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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The tersest analysis of Christie’s entry in the race has come from Christie’s target, Trump.
From Slate ● Jun. 7, 2023
A man crying also furnishes the Bible with its shortest, tersest line: “Jesus wept.”
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 4, 2018
During a post-debate gaggle, the tersest Gillespie got was when a reporter tried to get clarity on whether he plans to invite Trump to the state.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 21, 2017
Mr. Tillerson is in many ways the personality opposite of Mr. Kerry: When asked a hard question he will offer the tersest answer possible, rather than attack with words.
From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2017
It is the directest, tersest, crudest thing we have ever seen.
From Further Foolishness by Stephen Leacock
