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terse
terse T0113400 (tûrs)adj. ters·er, ters·est Brief and to the point; effectively concise: a terse one-word answer.
[Latin tersus, past participle of tergēre, to cleanse.]
terse′ly adv.terse′ness n.terse (tɜːs) adj1. neatly brief and concise2. curt; abrupt[C17: from Latin tersus precise, from tergēre to polish] ˈtersely adv ˈterseness nterse (tɜrs)
adj. ters•er, ters•est. 1. neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language. 2. abruptly concise; curt; brusque. [1595–1605; < Latin tersus neat, polished, past participle of tergēre to rub, polish] terse′ly, adv. terse′ness, n. syn: See concise. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | terse - 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"laconic, curt, crispconcise - expressing much in few words; "a concise explanation" |
terseadjective1. curt, abrupt, brusque, short, rude, tart, snappy, gruff His tone was terse as he asked the question.
curt polite, chatty2. concise, short, brief, clipped, neat, to the point, crisp, compact, summary, condensed, incisive, elliptical, laconic, succinct, pithy, monosyllabic, gnomic, epigrammatic, aphoristic, sententious He issued a terse statement, saying the decision will be made on Monaday.
concise lengthy, rambling, roundabout, long-winded, confused, vague, wordy, discursive, verbose, circumlocutoryterseadjectiveMarked by or consisting of few words that are carefully chosen:brief, compendious, concise, laconic, lean, short, succinct, summary.TranslationsTerse
TerseLanguage for decryption of hardware logic.
["Hardware Logic Simulation by Compilation", C. Hansen, 25thACM/IEEE Design Automation Conf, 1988].terse
Synonyms for terseadj curtSynonyms- curt
- abrupt
- brusque
- short
- rude
- tart
- snappy
- gruff
Antonymsadj conciseSynonyms- concise
- short
- brief
- clipped
- neat
- to the point
- crisp
- compact
- summary
- condensed
- incisive
- elliptical
- laconic
- succinct
- pithy
- monosyllabic
- gnomic
- epigrammatic
- aphoristic
- sententious
Antonyms- lengthy
- rambling
- roundabout
- long-winded
- confused
- vague
- wordy
- discursive
- verbose
- circumlocutory
Synonyms for terseadj marked by or consisting of few words that are carefully chosenSynonyms- brief
- compendious
- concise
- laconic
- lean
- short
- succinct
- summary
Synonyms for terseadj brief and to the pointSynonymsRelated Words |