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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024terse /tɜrs/USA pronunciation adj., ters•er, ters•est. - short and to the point;
brief:a terse message to head straight for the war zone. - sharply and impolitely or rudely short;
brusque:Her response was a terse rejection.
terse•ly, adv. terse•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024terse (tûrs),USA pronunciation adj. ters•er, ters•est. - neatly or effectively concise;
brief and pithy, as language. - abruptly concise;
curt;
brusque.
- Latin tersus, past participle of tergēre to rub off, wipe off, clean, polish
- 1595–1605
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged succinct, compact, neat, concentrated.
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See concise.
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