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terse
(redirected from tersest)

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terse  (tûrs)
adj. ters·er, ters·est
Brief and to the point; effectively concise: a terse one-word answer.

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

tersely adv.
terseness n.

terse [tɜːs]
adj
1. neatly brief and concise
2. curt; abrupt
[from Latin tersus precise, from tergēre to polish]
tersely  adv
terseness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"
concise - expressing much in few words; "a concise explanation"

terse
adjective
1. curt, abrupt, brusque, short, rude, tart, snappy, gruff His tone was terse as he asked the question.
curt polite, chatty
2. concise, short, brief, clipped, neat, to the point, crisp, compact, summary, condensed, incisive, elliptical, laconic, succinct, pithy, monosyllabic, gnomic, epigrammatic, aphoristic, sententious He issued a terse statement, saying the decision will be made on Monaday.
concise lengthy, rambling, roundabout, long-winded, confused, vague, wordy, discursive, verbose, circumlocutory
Translations
terse [tɜːs] ADJ (terser (compar) (tersest (superl))) [reply, tone, person] → lacónico, seco; [statement] → escueto
terse [ˈtɜːrs] adj [style] → concis(e); [reply] → laconique; [statement] → concis(e); [voice] → sec*(sèche)
terse
adj (+er)knapp; he was very terseer war sehr kurz angebunden
terse [tɜːs] adj (-r (comp) (-st (superl))) (style) → conciso/a; (reply) → laconico/a
terse [tɜːs] adj (-r (comp) (-st (superl))) (style) → conciso/a; (reply) → laconico/a


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