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terse
/tɝs/
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What does terse mean?
adjective
- Of speech or style: brief, concise, to the point.
- Of manner or speech: abruptly or brusquely short; curt.
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adjective
- (obsolete) Burnished, polished; fine, smooth; neat, spruce.
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“Terse and to the point,” remarked Holmes, stretching his long, thin legs towards the fire.
He whittled and listened, gave monosyllabic replies, and, when it was asked, terse advice.
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In this terse manner Paul presents the whole life of a Christian.
When they come to see you they say their say and then take their departure, moreover they say it in the most terse, concise and unambiguous manner.
The style of the letter was decidedly concise and terse; but Tom thought it the most wonderful specimen of composition that had appeared in modern times.