terseEnglishOxford American Thesaurusterse adjective he issued a terse warning: curt, brusque, abrupt, clipped, blunt, gruff, short, brief, concise, succinct, to the point, compact, crisp, pithy, incisive, short and sweet, economical, laconic, epigrammatic, summary, condensed. ▷antonyms long-winded, verbose, rambling; polite.choose the right word terse, brusque, abrupt, curtSee brusque.
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