tersely

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tersely  /ˈtɜrsli/ ? Meaning of "tersely"

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Definition(s):

  • (adv) in a short and concise manner

Usage(s):

  1. And he wrote at length when you're doing something like this, trying to keep your identity a secret from both sides, you communicate tersely.
  2. He said things naturally, calmly tersely, accurately.
  3. Only a tersely worded sign out front hints of the events that took place there.

Quotes

  • ...his forward, Carnegie wrote that while there are many excellent biographies on Lincoln already in existence, Carnegie wrote the book with the hope that it "would tell the most interesting facts about his career briefly and tersely for the...
    on Feb 17, 2009 By: Dale Carnegie Source: Wicked Local Sherborn

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