terse English

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What does terse mean?

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terse Adjective

— A terse reply or message uses very few words to say only the most important information. He gave a terse, one-word answer.

terse

— adjective (= crisp, curt, laconic) 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

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concise

succinct

laconic

brief

curt

crisp

pithy

sententious

compendious

tight

summary

simple

short

compact

well-trained

univocal

unequivocal

unambiguous

trenchant

tightlipped

thrifty

telegraphic

spare

small-scale

simple and clear

short and sweet

sere

seared

pointed

perspicuous

nonverbose

luculent

lucid

limited

letter

lapidary

koanlike

frugal

explicit

exact

elliptical

dry

droughty

condensed

clear

brief and comprehensive

austere

articulate

arid

Topics terse topics

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Language and thought Communication Say Voice

Speak little

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Language and thought Communication Story

Saying, proverb

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