adjective (~r; ~st) Etymology: Latin tersus clean, neat, from past participle of tergēre to wipe off Date: 1601 smoothly elegant ; polished, devoid of superfluity , see: concise ~ly adverb ~ness noun
TERSE
Meaning of TERSE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012