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TERSE

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• TERSE (adjective)
The adjective TERSE has 1 sense:

1. brief and to the point; effectively cut short

Familiarity information: TERSE used as an adjective is very rare.

• TERSE (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Brief and to the point; effectively cut short

Synonyms:

laconic; terse; curt; crisp

Context examples:

a crisp retort / a response so curt as to be almost rude / the laconic reply; 'yes' / short and terse and easy to understand

Similar:

concise (expressing much in few words)

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(Arabic proverb)
"No man has fallen from the sky learned."
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