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    [Adjective]  | "terse" | \ ˈtərs \


    1: using few words : devoid of superfluity; also : short, brusque

    2: smoothly elegant : polished


    Origin: 1601 ;

     Latin tersus clean, neat, from past participle of tergēre to wipe off;

    [Adjective]  | "terse" 


    1: marked by the use of few words to convey much information or meaning;


      * e.g., " ... could tell from his terse replies to my questions that he was in no mood to talk "





     [ "terse" ]

    1: futuristic adjective for tough and full of spunk on Joss Wheden's show Firefly

      * e.g.,  ... Wash (about his wife) : She's terse. I can be terse. 

     [ "Terse" ]

    1: Short or brief

      * e.g.,  ... I went to the market for a terse time. I need to provide a terse summary for this essay. 

     [ "Terse" ]

    1: North Manchester (UK) slang usage meaning 'of undesirable quality'

      * e.g.,  ... 'Your band is terse.' 'Did you watch that film I lent you?' 'Yes, it was terse' 

     [ "Terse Code" ]

    1: Code written in a manner that makes it difficult for those other than the original programmer to read.

      * e.g.,  ... Billy was screwed when he went to update his Java classes because he wanted to be a douche and write terse code. 

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