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terse

[ turs ]

adjective

terser, tersest.
  1. neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.

    Synonyms: compendious, epigrammatic, brief, compact, succinct

  2. abruptly concise; curt; brusque.


terse

/ tɜːs /

adjective

  1. neatly brief and concise
  2. curt; abrupt
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈterseness, noun
  • ˈtersely, adverb
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Other Words From

  • terse·ly adverb
  • terse·ness noun
  • un·terse adjective
  • un·terse·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of terse1

First recorded in 1595–1605; from Latin tersus, past participle of tergēre “to rub off, wipe off, clean, polish”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of terse1

C17: from Latin tersus precise, from tergēre to polish
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Synonym Study

See concise.
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Example Sentences

In fact, as pointed out recently by Democratic activist Julie Roginsky, when the Democratic National Committee held its winter meeting recently, it broke down into terse arguments about policy.

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There was then a terse verbal exchange with Siraj who, rather bizarrely given India's predicament, opted to give Head a send-off.

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The body camera footage showed Hill at times being terse with police, telling an officer "don't knock on my window like that".

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For instance, a terse July 29 email from the Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment in Colorado said, “Currently attempting to monitor 26 dairies. 9 have refused.”

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This week, her father got a terse letter from the defence ministry in Moscow informing him that Victoria was dead, aged 27.

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