Terse (Adjective)
Meaning
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".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- Her boss gave a terse nod before quickly exiting the meeting.
- The instructions were short and to the point, yet many people still had questions, feeling the text was overly terse and lacked explanation.
- When I asked my neighbor to move their trash can from in front of my property line, their terse response of "so sue me" made it clear I should avoid confrontations.
- My history professor gave the best explanations; never tedious or unnecessary – brief and on topic; consistently bringing valuable learning that will likely forever prove terser is truly the new deeper when evaluating results overall through smart modern work within practical tasks
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