terseness

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terseness  /ˈtɜrs nəs/ ? Meaning of "terseness"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) a neatly short and concise expressive style

Usage(s):

  1. Los Angeles singer, songwriter and guitar player Sam Phillips composes her songs with the terseness of a smart screenwriter.
  2. Back from a 41,000-mile tour through Japan, southeast Asia and Australia, Tom Dewey was talking with the urgent terseness of a man who has seen Communist armies at first hand.
  3. There was less of the cryptic test-pilot terseness in their chatter.
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