Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - terse
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adj. (terser, tersest) 1 (of language) brief, concise, to the point. 2 curt, abrupt. Derivatives tersely adv. terseness n. Etymology: L tersus past part. of tergere wipe, polish ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. сжатый, краткий terse lines —- скупые строки terse and rigorous analysis —- сжатый и строгий анализ terse slyle —- немногословный и изящный стиль terse reply —- лаконичный ответ 2. немногословный (об ораторе) 3. уст. приглаженный; отделанный; опрятный 4. уст. изящный, изысканный ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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adj. 1) сжатый, краткий (о стиле) 2) немногословный (об ораторе) Syn: compendious, laconic, pithy, sententious, succinct Ant: lengthy, talkative, tedious, verbose ...Англо-русский словарь
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(terser, tersest) A terse statement or comment is brief and unfriendly. He issued a terse statement, saying he is discussing his future with colleagues before announcing his decision on Monday... = curt ADJ • tersely ‘It’s too late,’ he said tersely. ADV: ADV with v ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ adj a terse reply, message etc uses very few words and often shows that you are annoyed (Derek's terse reply ended the conversation.) - tersely adv ("Continue!" he said tersely.) - terseness n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1599, "clean-cut, burnished, neat," from Fr. ters "clean," from L. tersus "wiped off, clean, neat," from pp. of tergere "to rub, polish, wipe." Sense of "concise or pithy in style or language" is from 1777, which led to a general sense of "neatly concise." The pejorative meaning "brusque" is a fairly recent development. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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