TERSE


Meaning of TERSE in English

adj. (terser, tersest) 1 (of language) brief, concise, to the point. 2 curt, abrupt. tersely adv. terseness n.

[ L tersus past part. of tergere wipe, polish ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.