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terse
/ ³ŁÉ˲õ /
adjective
neatly brief and concise
curt; abrupt
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- tersely adverb
- terseness noun
- unterse adjective
- unterseness noun
- Ė³Ł±š°ł²õ±š²Ō±š²õ²õ noun
- Ė³Ł±š°ł²õ±š±ō²ā adverb
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of terse1
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of terse1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
A first-person account would be compelling enough, especially given Thomasā gift for terse, layered expository writing.
Near the filmās end, sheās scolded for her illegal activities, prompting Nina to offer a terse, weary reply: āIf itās not me, itāll be someone else.ā
The Trump administration appealed that ruling, resulting in a terse unsigned decision by the Supreme Court on Thursday that required the Trump administration to āfacilitateā Abrego Garciaās return, but not āeffectuateā it.
In his memoirs, Vargas Llosa describes his father as a terse man prone to āfits of rage.ā
He said he had received a "terse" email "of a few lines" from the US government informing him of the decision.
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