terse

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: tense, tease, verse, perse, terve, terce, terne, erse, herse, tarse, turse

Antonyms: tense, tease, verse, perse, terve, terce, terne, erse, herse, tarse, turse

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Adjective

1. {{lb|en|by extension}} Of [[speech]] or [[style#Noun|style]]: [[brief#Adjective|brief]], [[concise]], [[to the point]].
2. {{lb|en|by extension}} Of [[manner]] or speech: [[abruptly]] or [[brusquely]] [[short#Adjective|short]]; [[curt]].
3. {{lb|en|obsolete}} [[burnished#Adjective|Burnished]], [[polished#Adjective|polished]]; [[fine#Adjective|fine]], [[smooth#Adjective|smooth]]; [[neat]], [[spruce#Adjective|spruce]]. {{defdate|from early 17th c.}}

Source: Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wiktionary dump) · cached copy, not a rewrite.