tersely
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tersely
adverb more tersely · most tersely
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In a brief, concise, or to the point manner.
It was replaced by a New Euston, "bold in design and layout and in keeping with a new railway era". Betjeman was unmoved, describing it tersely as "no masterpiece" and noting that its lack of platform seating made it an "inhuman structure" which seemed to ignore passengers.
Similar: concisely
Opposite: verbosely
Thesaurus
adverb
Opposite: verbosely
Translations
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adv In a brief, concise, or to the point manner
| Deutsch | knapp, prägnant, gedrängt, konzis |
|---|---|
| Italiano | chiaramente, concisamente, succintamente, brevemente, sinteticamente, puntualmente |
| Русский | кра́тко krátko, сжа́то sžáto, лакони́чно lakoníčno, ёмко jómko |
Talk about this word "tersely." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tersely. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. tersely. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tersely "tersely." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tersely.Cite this
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