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A Writer's Dictionary:

tersely Definition


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terse
adj terser, tersest
    1. Said of language: brief and concise; succinct.
      Thesaurus: elliptical, concise, succinct, brief, economical, laconic.
    2. Abrupt and rude; curt.
      Thesaurus: curt, clipped, short, snappy, abrupt, brusque; Antonym: voluble.
Derivative: tersely
adverb
    Derivative: terseness
    noun
      Etymology: 17c: from Latin tergere, tersum to wipe.



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