terse

terse  (tûrs)

adj. ters·er, ters·est

Brief and to the point; effectively concise: a terse one-word answer.

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[Latin tersus, past participle of tergre, to cleanse.]

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tersely adv.

terseness n.

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terse

Adjective

1. neatly brief and concise

2. curt or abrupt [Latin tersus precise]

tersely adv
terseness n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

terse - brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to understand" laconic, curt, crisp concise - expressing much in few words; "a concise explanation"

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terse

adjective 1. curt, abrupt, brusque, short, rude, tart, snappy, gruff << OPPOSITE polite

adjective 2. concise, short, brief, clipped, neat, to the point, crisp, compact, summary, condensed, incisive, elliptical, laconic, succinct, pithy, monosyllabic, gnomic, epigrammatic, aphoristic, sententious << OPPOSITE lengthy

Translations

terse [təːs] adj [style] → conciso; [reply] → brusco

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terse [təːs] adj [style] → concis(e); [reply] → laconique

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terse [təːs] adj → knapp

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terse [təːs] adj [style] → conciso/a; [reply] → laconico/a