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What does terse mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word terse? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. (obsolete) polish, burnished; smooth; fine, neat, spruce
  2. (of speech or style) brief, concise, to the point
  3. abruptly or brusquely short
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In any ease, my colleagues writing in the same field, whether terse or prolix, are incredibly difficult.
His work is a collection of many short terse sentences which convey the barest minimum of teaching about yoga.
Secrecy was a keyword in their job, and Byron knew his partner assumed, from the terse explanation, that something unforeseen had happened.
The language in the book is terse and concise, almost laconic, and very much to the point.
Sometimes the readers do feel shocked and startled by the abrupt and terse nature of some of these poems, but the effect is rewarding.
He looks at YouTube clips and types terse, lowercase critiques of any videos that underwhelm him.

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