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1. • • using few words, sometimes in a way that seems rude or unfriendly: "Are you feeling any better ?" "No!" was the terse reply.
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   • Get a quick, free translation! TERSE definition: 1. using few words, sometimes in a way that seems rude or unfriendly: 2. using few words…. Learn more.

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   What is a terse sentence?

   • Ripley briefed the general situation as it stood on the night of the engine theft in a few terse sentences. Bill Hayes gave a terse account of his stewardship during Hollister's absence. Bill, to use a terse but slangy term, proceeded to go up in the air. Terse definition: neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language..

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   What is a terse statement?

   • A terse statement or comment is brief and unfriendly. He issued a terse statement, saying he is discussing his future with colleagues before announcing his decision on Monday. "It's too late," he said tersely. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2.

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   What is a terse email?

   • The agency notified speakers and participants in a terse email, which gave no explanation. He eschews public displays of emotion and expresses himself in terse, well-chosen words. On the 11th, capitulated in a terse, one-page document. In security video, the woman is seen in a terse exchange with a burly man in a tank top.

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   TERSE definition: 1. using few words, sometimes in a way that seems rude or unfriendly: 2. using few words…. Learn more.

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     TERSE meaning: 1. using few words, sometimes in a way that...

   • Znaczenie Terse, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     TERSE definicja: 1. using few words, sometimes in a way that...

   • Terse: Russian Translation

     TERSE translate: краткий, лаконичный . Learn more in the...

   • Terse: Polish Translation

     terse translate: zdawkowy. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Portuguese Translation

     terse translate: lacônico, seco. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Terse in Traditional Chinese

     TERSE translate: 簡短生硬的;簡要的. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     TERSE translate: 简短生硬的;简要的. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Cambridge English Dictionary에서의 의미

     terse 의미, 정의, terse의 정의: 1. using few words, sometimes in a...

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   The meaning of TERSE is using few words : devoid of superfluity; also : short, brusque. How to use terse in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Terse.

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   Terse definition: neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.. See examples of TERSE used in a sentence.

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   Terse means brief, or using very few words. If your teacher tells you to make your writing in your essay style terse and to the point, he's saying use as few words as you can and be simple and clear. A terse reply or command may seem rude or unfriendly—but the word terse itself doesn't mean unfriendly or rude.

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   adjective. A terse statement or comment is brief and unfriendly. He issued a terse statement, saying he is discussing his future with colleagues before announcing his decision on Monday. Synonyms: curt, abrupt, brusque, short More Synonyms of terse.