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terse

UK/tɜːs/ US/təːs/ uncommon obsolete

adjective

1.

brief and to the point; effectively cut short

  • “a crisp retort”
  • “a response so curt as to be almost rude”
  • “the laconic reply;”
  • “";”
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Origin

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”).

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