terse
- (broadly) Of speech or style: brief, concise, to the point.
- (broadly) Of manner or speech: abruptly or brusquely short; curt.
- (obsolete) Burnished, polished; fine, smooth; neat, spruce.
Opposite of
prolix, verbose, wordy, concise, taciturn, unverbose
Pronounced as (IPA)
/tɜːs/
Etymology
From Latin tersus (“clean, cleansed, rubbed or wiped off; neat, spruce; terse”), perfect passive participle of Latin tergeō, tergō (“to clean, cleanse, rub, wipe, wipe off”).
well-trained
simple and clear
brief and comprehensive
laconique
knapp
beknopt
conciso
λακωνικός
conciso
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