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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 tergēre, to cleanse.]
terse′ly adv.
terse′ness n.
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terse
(tɜːs)adj
1. neatly brief and concise
2. curt; abrupt
[C17: from Latin tersus precise, from tergēre to polish]
ˈtersely adv
ˈterseness n
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terse
(tɜrs)adj. ters•er, ters•est.
1. neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
2. abruptly concise; curt; brusque.
[1595–1605; < Latin tersus neat, polished, past participle of tergēre to rub, polish]
terse′ly, adv.
terse′ness, n.
syn: See concise.
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| 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" |
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adjective
1. curt, abrupt, brusque, short, rude, tart, snappy, gruff His tone was terse as he asked the question.
curt polite, chatty
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
concise lengthy, rambling, roundabout, long-winded, confused, vague, wordy, discursive, verbose, circumlocutory
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ぶっきらぼうな簡明な
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[tɜːs] ADJ (terser (compar) (tersest (superl))) [reply, tone, person] → lacónico, seco; [statement] → escuetoCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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[ˈtɜːrs] adj [style] → concis(e); [reply] → laconique; [statement] → concis(e); [voice] → sec(sèche)Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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[tɜːs] adj (-r (comp) (-st (superl))) (style) → conciso/a; (reply) → laconico/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995