Front | terse |
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Back | /tɜːs $ tɜːrs/ adjective a terse reply, message etc uses very few words and often shows that you are annoyed SYN abrupt:Derek’s terse reply ended the conversation. —tersely adverb:‘Continue!’ he said tersely.—terseness noun [uncountable] |
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