terse

== English == === Etymology === From Latin tersus (“clean, cleansed, rubbed or wiped off; neat, spruce; terse”), perfect passive participle of Latin tergeō, tergō (“to clean, cleanse, rub, wipe, wipe off”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /tɜːs/ (Canada, US) IPA(key): /tɝːs/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)s Homophone: terce === Adjective === terse (comparative terser, superlative tersest) (by extension) Of speech or style: brief, concise, to the point. Synonyms: concise, succinct; see also Thesaurus:concise Antonyms: prolix, verbose, wordy; see also Thesaurus:verbose (by extension) Of manner or speech: abruptly or brusquely short; curt. Synonyms: abrupt, brusque, (dialectal) mardy, short-spoken (obsolete) Burnished, polished; fine, smooth; neat, spruce. [from early 17th c.] ==== Derived terms ==== tersely terseness ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === concision on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Ester, Reset, Steer, Trees, ester, estre, re-est., reest, reset, retes, seter, steer, stere, teers, teres, trees == Finnish == === Etymology === Humorous form of terve, possibly influenced by perse. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈterseˣ/, [ˈt̪e̞rs̠e̞(ʔ)] Rhymes: -erse Syllabification(key): ter‧se Hyphenation(key): ter‧se === Interjection === terse (humorous) hi, hello === Anagrams === Ester == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɛʁs/ Homophones: tersent, terses === Verb === terse inflection of terser: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Anagrams === ester, estre, êtres, reste, resté, stère, stéré == Italian == === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== terse third-person singular past historic of tergere === Etymology 2 === ==== Participle ==== terse f pl feminine plural of terso ==== Adjective ==== terse f pl feminine plural of terso === Anagrams === Ester, reste == Latin == === Participle === terse vocative masculine singular of tersus == Venetan == === Adjective === terse f pl feminine plural of terso