Security officers are usually terse ex military types
The professor's terse response left the students unsure of what to do next.
We had a contest to see who could speak terse the longest
Brief and to the point; effectively cut short "short and terse and easy to understand"
John spoke to to Jill in a terse manner, concise and to the point. the president gave a terse announcement to the people/ She was very terse about her answer. ^_^
I knew she was angry because she only gave terse responses.The police gave only a terse response to the media because they did not want to give away any clues.He gave a terse nod and walked on by.
He very tersely scolded his son.
while she was talking he tersed her speech
an aphorism is a terse saying embodying a general truth, or astute observation
Anagrams of the word 'terse' are:ResetSteerTrees
There was determination inherent in his terse instructions to the workers. Mountain climbing has an inherent risk of injury or death.
Terse questions beget terse answers: $16-$20.
Brief, terse, short