Emily Thornberry

Even though I've had the odd terse word to say about Donald Trump, I still get invited to events at the U.S. embassy. I always attend, because as long as they're prepared to hear the opposite viewpoint, then I'll never miss that chance when I can.

British Politician

Joseph Pulitzer

The American people want something terse, forcible, picturesque, striking - something that will arrest their attention, enlist their sympathy, arouse their indignation, stimulate their imagination, convince their reason, awaken their conscience.

American Publisher

James Wolcott

As we divest ourselves of once familiar physical objects - digitize and dematerialize - we approach a 'Star Trek' future in which everything can be accessed from the fourth dimension with a few clicks or terse audibles.

American Critic

Nell Scovell

It's notoriously difficult to get actors to go on record speaking about other actors. Such requests are usually met with terse replies from publicists explaining that their clients are on set and too busy to reply.

American Journalist

Donald McCaig

American Novelist

Terse language can sound unfriendly or curt, as it lacks warmth or detail.

Emotionally Cold

In written communication, being terse can make messages quicker to read and write.

Efficiency in Text

A terse style is often used in formal and professional settings for clarity.

Professional Tone

 And he replied with two pages of text. This is very unlike him. He is a terse dude. And not only was he familiar with stoicism, but he pointed out, for all of his most important decisions, his inflection points, when he stood up for his principles and ethics,

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 Francisco and I'd get a terse response oh that's worse so one particular day out when I was feeling a little depressed and not a lot of joie de vivre I ended up in the local bookstore around the corner from our offices and I initially ended up in the business

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 and they actually learning how to place their terse where to place a terse learning what their capabilities are they're building up the muscles so when the day comes that they really have to do this for real and they're fighting

Terse

Brief and to the point, using few words.

Often appears as...

Emotionally Cold

Efficiency in Text

Professional Tone

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