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Meanings of terse in anglès

Abruptly or brusquely short.

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                Examples for "crisp"
                1
                Colours look rich without being over saturated; text is crisp and clear.
                The Irish Times
                2
                A whine was in one voice; in the other was crisp command.
                The Sheriff's Son
                3
                The system is remarkable for the crisp, clear picture that it projects.
                Wired
                4
                Unfolded, they were vast and crisp and beautifully printed on quality paper.
                Neither here nor there: travels in europe
                5
                Strong response to last week's fearless attack on the potato crisp people.
                The Irish Times
                1
                Getting up, 'I must go,' she said in her curt, abrupt way.
                Eyeless in Gaza
                2
                A curt Nicholas Raskin does appear on camera briefly to answer questions.
                Reuters
                3
                Sir Eustace spoke in the same curt tone; his mouth was merciless.
                Greatheart
                4
                In an instant there flashed back over the wires the curt reply:
                The Great Riots of New York, 1712 to 1873
                5
                Johnny had offered to help, Hagen had given him a curt no.
                The Godfather
                1
                While Shadow is more laconic, Whittle's physical presence looms in every frame.
                News.com.au
                2
                Then, elevating his eyebrows in mild impatience, he made the laconic announcement:
                Red Masquerade: Being the Story of the Lone Wolf's Daughter
                3
                Her laconic speech places her at the bottom rung of the storytellers.
                And the rat laughed
                4
                He leans back in his chair and continues in a laconic voice.
                Saving max
                5
                He signed this laconic order, which I instantly despatched to General Ferino.
                Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte — Volume 04
                Usage of terse in anglès
                1
                Thus far Meyer's terse instructions have been high-concept: Turn on the sex.
                Big bosoms and square jaws
                2
                Napster issued a terse statement denying that its future is in jeopardy.
                Wired
                3
                We just get very terse statements that the case has been solved.
                The Guardian
                4
                There are different ways to write expressions, some more terse than others.
                Sed & awk, 2nd edition
                5
                Perhaps because it was so terse; perhaps because it was so characteristic.
                The Circular Study
                6
                Sally would comfort me in my thin days by the terse compliment:
                The Story of My Life: Recollections and Reflections
                7
                To the first of these the terse old Latin satire would apply:
                Valere Aude: Dare to Be Healthy, Or, The Light of Physical Regen...
                8
                But neither of these expressions is as terse as the following expression:
                Sed & awk, 2nd edition
                9
                The woman's message was terse and cryptic, even for the Twitter generation.
                True blue
                10
                VEB released a terse statement confirming that Gorkov had been named chairman.
                Reuters
                11
                Be terse in style, vigorous of phrase, apt, concretely apt, in similitude.
                Moon-Face, and Other Stories
                12
                In these books he proved himself a master of terse, epigrammatic statement.
                Boys' Book of Famous Soldiers
                13
                The chatter dissolved as the analysts tracking various developments gave terse briefings.
                Deep black
                14
                Not because Virginia prattled-tothe contrary, her narrative was terse and brief.
                Changer of Worlds
                15
                With a few terse questions Paul ascertained the exact condition of affairs.
                The Master Mystery
                16
                The terse-tooterse-messagepassed from hand to hand till it reached Terry.
                Terry / A Tale of the Hill People
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