transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtərs ]
adjective
( ters·er ; ters·est )
Etymology: Latin tersus clean, neat, from past participle of tergēre to wipe off
Date: 1601
1. : smoothly elegant : polished
2. : devoid of superfluity
a terse summary
also : short , brusque
dismissed me with a terse “no”
Synonyms: see concise
• terse·ly adverb
• terse·ness noun