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TERSELY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tersely mean?
• TERSELY (adverb)
The adverb TERSELY has 1 sense:
1. in a short and concise manner
Familiarity information: TERSELY used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In a short and concise manner
Synonyms:
telegraphically; tersely
Context example:
a particular bird, exactly and tersely described in the book of birds
Pertainym:
terse (brief and to the point; effectively cut short)
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