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Terse [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. ters. [Latin tersus, from tergo, to wipe.]

2. Cleanly written; neat; elegant without pompousness; as terse language; a terse style.

3. Diffus'd, yet terse poetical, though plain.

Terse [Superlative] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Appearing as if rubbed or wiped off; rubbed; smooth; polished.

2. Refined; accomplished; -- said of persons.

3. Elegantly concise; free of superfluous words; polished to smoothness; as, terse language; a terse style.

Tersely [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Terseness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. ters'ness. Neatness of style; smoothness of language.

2. The occupant of land.