terse

[ turs ]
/ tɜrs /

adjective, ters·er, ters·est.

neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
abruptly concise; curt; brusque.

Origin of terse

1595–1605; < Latin tersus, past participle of tergēre to rub off, wipe off, clean, polish

SYNONYMS FOR terse

1 succinct, compact, neat, concentrated.

synonym study for terse

1, 2. See concise.

OTHER WORDS FROM terse

Words nearby terse

terrorist, terrorize, terry, terry's syndrome, tersanctus, terse, tertial, tertian, tertian malaria, tertianship, tertiary

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British Dictionary definitions for tersely

terse
/ (tɜːs) /

adjective

neatly brief and concise
curt; abrupt

Derived forms of terse

tersely, adverb terseness, noun

Word Origin for terse

C17: from Latin tersus precise, from tergēre to polish