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Examples of terse
terse
That terse formulation of the Bush-Cheney apologia leaves out important details.
From the washingtonpost.com
Owens responded with a terse, three-paragraph note saying he was not interested.
From the thestate.com
The language is clean and terse, and the code is more often amoral than immoral.
From the time.com
The scenes are clipped, terse, and derive much of their impact from indirection.
From the time.com
The staff in general seems terse, which takes away from the charming atmosphere.
From the sfgate.com
He was able to improvise in a compositional way, playing sparse, terse phrases.
From the guardian.co.uk
The chief executive of Dior, Sidney Toledano, issued a terse statement yesterday.
From the independent.co.uk
In a terse one-sentence order, the high court denied the NCAA's emergency motion.
From the denverpost.com
In a terse two-sentence order, the U.S. Supreme Court denied an attempt at delay.
From the sacbee.com
- Crisp: 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"
- (tersely) telegraphically: in a short and concise manner; "a particular bird, exactly and tersely described in the book of birds"
- (terseness) a neatly short and concise expressive style
- Polished, burnished; smooth; fine, neat, spruce; Brief, concise, to the point; Abruptly or brusquely short
- (tersely) In a brief, concise, or to the point manner
- (terseness) The characteristic of being terse
- A. Very brief, usually indicating disapproval. See HEFCE response to Government announcement on fees.
- Concise; free of superfluous words.
- Concise; brief and pithy
