
[Latin tersus, past participle of tergēre, to cleanse.]
tersely terse'ly adv.
adjective
Definition: brief, short
Antonyms: lengthy, long-winded, prolix, wordy
The vocabulary of `Bradshaw' is nervous and terse, but limited.
— Arthur Conan Doyle, Sr. (1859-1930)
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fyndig, rammende, kort og klart
Français (French)
adj. - laconique
Deutsch (German)
adj. - bündig, kurz
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - βραχύς και περιληπτικός, σύντομος, λακωνικός, κοφτός, λιτός, ξηρός
Italiano (Italian)
conciso, terso, succinto
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - conciso, terso (estilo)
Русский (Russian)
сжатый, краткий, приглаженный
Español (Spanish)
adj. - conciso, sucinto
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - kort och koncis (om t.ex. språk och stil), kortfattad, kärnfull, finslipad
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
精练的, 简练的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 精練的, 簡練的
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 簡潔な, きびきびした
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) مهذب, مصقول
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - תמציתי, קצר, ממעט במלים
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