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terse

/təːs/

US pronunciation
American sound/təːs/
terse
Syllables
1 syllable
Stress
One strong syllable
Vowel
Schwa vowel
Ending
Final e often stays silent

US voice -> terse

Myanmar meaning

(adj) တိုတိုတောင်းတောင်း။ ပြတ်ပြတ်တောင်းတောင်း။

Full entry

terse /tɜ:s/ adj

တိုတိုတောင်းတောင်း။ ပြတ်ပြတ်တောင်းတောင်း။ written in a terse style ❍ a terse statement/person. tersely adv , terseness n [U]

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  • terse /tɜ:s/ adj တိုတိုတောင်းတောင်း။ ပြတ်ပြတ်တောင်းတောင်း။ written in a terse style
  • a terse statement/person. tersely adv , terseness n [U]
Synonyms
abrupt, short, brief, curt, brusque, snappish, clipped, concise, aphoristic, boiled down, breviloquent, clear-cut, close, compact, compendiary, compendious, condensed, crisp, cryptic, cut to the bone, elliptical, epigrammatic, exact, gnomic, in a nutshell, incisive, laconic, lean, neat, pithy, pointed, precise, sententious, short and sweet, snappy, succinct, summary, taut, to the point, trenchant
Antonyms
expansive, gentle, kind, lengthy, long-winded, nice, polite, prolix, verbose, wordy
Cross references
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