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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;
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[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 "
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curt,
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[ "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.
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[ "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.
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[ "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'
# 4 - { Terse Code:4354830 }
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[ "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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