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  • 1terse — [ tɜrs ] adjective a terse statement or remark is very short and often shows that the person making it is annoyed ╾ terse|ly adverb ╾ terse|ness noun uncount …

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  • 2terse — [[t]tɜ͟ː(r)s[/t]] terser, tersest ADJ GRADED 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... His tone was terse as… …

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  • 3terse — UK [tɜː(r)s] / US [tɜrs] adjective Word forms terse : adjective terse comparative terser superlative tersest a terse statement or remark is very short and often shows that the person making it is annoyed Derived word: tersely adverb …

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  • 4terse — [tɜːs] adj a terse statement or remark is very short and shows that you are annoyed a terse reply[/ex] tersely adv …

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  • 5statement — n. act of stating something stated 1) to issue, make a statement 2) to confirm a statement 3) to deny; refute; retract, withdraw a statement 4) a brief, short; clear; false; oral; rash; succinct; sweeping; terse; vague; written statement 5) a… …

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  • 6terse — adjective we were offended by her terse answers Syn: brief, short, to the point, concise, succinct, crisp, pithy, incisive, trenchant, short and sweet, laconic, elliptical; brusque, abrupt, curt, clipped, blunt, pointed …

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  • 7Laconic phrase — A laconic phrase is a very concise or terse statement, named after Laconia (a.k.a. Lacedaemon [Greek Λακεδαίμων ] ), a polis of ancient Greece (and region of modern Greece) surrounding the city of Sparta proper. In common usage, Sparta referred… …

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