terse
adjective
[ təːs ]
• sparing in the use of words; abrupt.
• "a terse statement"
Similar:
curt,
brusque,
abrupt,
clipped,
blunt,
gruff,
short,
brief,
concise,
succinct,
to the point,
compact,
crisp,
pithy,
incisive,
short and sweet,
economical,
laconic,
epigrammatic,
summary,
condensed,
Origin:
early 17th century: from Latin tersus ‘wiped, polished’, from the verb tergere . The original sense was ‘polished, trim, spruce’, (relating to language) ‘polished, polite’, hence ‘concise and to the point’ (late 18th century).
