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terse - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'terse' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Terse [ superl.]
- Appearing as if rubbed or wiped off; rubbed; smooth; polished.
- Refined; accomplished; -- said of persons.
- Elegantly concise; free of superfluous words; polished to smoothness; as, terse language; a terse style.

Meaning of 'terse' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . terse [ s]
Meaning (1):
- brief and to the point; effectively cut short
Example in sentence:
  • a crisp retort;
  • a response so curt as to be almost rude;
  • short and terse and easy to understand;
  • the laconic reply; `yes'