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Terse 1100 Words You Need Week 26 Day 4

Terse 1100 Words You Need Terse 1100 Words You Need Week 26 Day 4 /tɜːs/ US /tɝːs/ (adj) brief and short in describing, succinct, concise, to the point, straightforward, brief and unfriendly, abrupt, curt, brusque, short and sweet Today's "terse" is another word for "concise:" that is, anything terse is expressed in a very brief way. Because you can define "terse" as "using few words," you might wonder if you can apply this word to people who use few words. Can you say, for instance, "my friend is so terse?" Well, yes. But it's not very common. "Terse" usually describes ...

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