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terseness|ˈtɜːsnɪs|
[f. terse a. + -ness.]
The quality of being terse: †a. of being clean-cut; sharpness or smoothness of outline. Obs.
1802Paley Nat. Theol. xv. (ed. 2) 294 The compactness of its form, arising from the terseness of its limbs. 1828Miss Mitford Village Ser. iii. 183 (Hay-carrying) A well⁓made little man..with considerable terseness of feature.
b. Polish, elegance, or neatness of style; in mod. use, Neat and forcible conciseness.
1782J. Warton Ess. Pope II. 314 Gay..wrote with neatness, and terseness. 1808H. More Cœlebs I. ii. 21 For giving a terseness and a polish to conversation..nothing is equal to the miscellaneous society of London. 1864Sat. Rev. 31 Dec. 801/2 Landor had a..terseness and force of expression, which arrested the attention and won the admiration of his immediate contemporaries. |