Terse

What do we mean by terse?

Brief and to the point; effectively concise. adjective

See terce. noun

Wiped; rubbed; appearing as if wiped or rubbed; smooth.

Refined; accomplished; polished: said of persons.

Free from superfluity; neatly or elegantly compact or concise; neat; concise.

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

Refined; accomplished; -- said of persons. adjective

Elegantly concise; free of superfluous words; polished to smoothness. adjective

Polished, burnished; smooth; fine, neat, spruce. adjective

Brief, concise, to the point. adjective

Abruptly or brusquely short. adjective

Brief and to the point; effectively cut short adjective

(by extension) Of speech or style: brief, concise, to the point.

(by extension) Of manner or speech: abruptly or brusquely short; curt.

Burnished, polished; fine, smooth; neat, spruce.

Futuristic adjective for tough and full of spunk on Joss Wheden's show Firefly Urban Dictionary

Short or brief Urban Dictionary

North Manchester (UK) slang usage meaning 'of undesirable quality' Urban Dictionary

Code written in a manner that makes it difficult for those other than the original programmer to read. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to terse:
terse, tease, tense, verse, erse, perse, torse, terre, terce, terne, tarse, herse, tere, kerse, merse, tese, ters, temse, terme, terese, tesse, terje, ferse, turse, cerse, terve.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word terse:
pithy, theistic, concise, cryptic, minimalist, prose, yoga, reply, elegant, syntax, compression, poetic, phrases, commands, verses, statements, summary, interpreted, ibm, statement, verse, comment, sentences, anywhere, brilliant, facts, explanation, style, chronicle, dialogue, description, poem, poems, reader, array, narrative, file, message, tales, comments, letter, poetry, principle, text, excellent, lists, reporting, lyrics, unusual, programming, manner, detailed, code, words, nothing, themes, definition, questions, explained, praised, script, critic, expression, influenced, lines, wine, language, talk.

Words that rhyme with terse:
reverse, averse, adverse, traverse, nurse, diverse, converse, curse, universe, disperse, verse, perverse, immerse, purse, transverse, coerce, worse, reimburse, inverse, obverse, disburse, hearse, rehearse, perse, intersperse, burse, vers, merce, pers, submerse, perce, wet nurse, emerse, furse, blank verse, free verse, registered nurse, pearse, head nurse, nonsense verse, practical nurse, dry nurse, scrub nurse, biodiverse, clockwork universe, visiting nurse, bearse, get worse, privy purse, hub of the universe, doggerel verse, heroic verse, sea purse, graduate nurse, licensed practical nurse, student nurse, trained nurse, bearce, scearce, kearse, line of verse, bearss, googleverse, kerce.

Adjectives that are often used to describe terse:
more, simple, such, few, own, same, blank, usual, little, most, brief, next, grand, less, singularly, concise, pithy, precise, perspicuous, occasional, sententious, short, heroic, english, uncommonly, astoundingly, fine, past, laconic, philosophical, iambic, least, damn, above, immortal.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective terse:
statement, style, reply, sentences, language, comment, words, message, note, description, summary, expression, sentence, phrase, account, statements, manner, form, announcement, response, phrases, way, report, comments, prose, letter, command, answer, order, remark, english, instructions, voice, entry, dialogue, lines, remarks, orders, descriptions, speech, notes, explanation, definition, commands, sayings, terms, telegram, entries, nod, answers, replies, questions, narrative, messages, fashion, conversation, expressions, question, reports, formula, tone, writer, paragraphs, exchange, formulation, observation, diction, text, simplicity, advice, warning, verse, responses, word, exposition, brevity, summation, presentation, review, summaries, eloquence, instruction, paragraph, vigour, aphorisms, record, notation, letters, reference, couplets, commentary, communique, notice, conclusion, discussion, epigrams, declaration, directions, maxims.

Consonant match to terse:
toss, tess, tice, tass, tawse, tasse, tusche, tese, tusseh, tyce.

Words that sound like terse:
terse, terce, ters, tres, tors, turs, trs, trz, terz, trrs, true, tree, try, trace, ter, toss, tray, truce, tess, tress, trey, tre, tru, truss, tra, tri, tes, trus, tus, trice, tice, tur, trie, turks, tro, tris, tiss, trow, tuss, treu, trye, tous, trea, tass, trew, trae, hts, terps, tross, trst, tese, triss, turps, trou, trece, tasse, trr, torse, turfs, trass, treece, trouse, tyce, tierce, troo, traw, tts, teris, treue, taris, tss, turr, terrasse, troe, trais, trieu, tarse, trh, terser, tosse, teis, trewe, trps, trei, tirth, ttes, tresse, terrae, trw, ttis, htr, traa, ptes, tce, torous, trousse, trouw, ptr, ptis, terts.