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tersely
[ turs-lee ]
adverb
- in an effectively concise manner; succinctly:
This phenomenally prolific creator of tersely plotted psychological thrillers deserves to be on your bookshelves.
The ordinance fulfills the tersely and clearly worded language of the city's comprehensive plan.
- in an abruptly concise manner; brusquely:
“Maybe that's my business,” replied the girl tersely as she turned away.
Other yvlog Forms
- ܲ·ٱ· adverb
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of tersely1
Example Sentences
The manager insults Kier in kind, who tersely thanks him for the "feedback," referring to him as "Seth" before shutting down.
When asked if he still had confidence in his Senate counterpart, he tersely replied: "Next question."
He has replied, tersely, that he’s received their messages.
He responded tersely to a defendant’s attorney who argued that the current system had been in place for 100 years.
“These journalists were accomplices in crimes against humanity,” the public diplomacy department of the prime minister’s office said in a tersely worded statement.
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