Word of the Day: Terse

Terse:  conciso, sucinto, compacto, polido, elegante

Synonyms:  using few words, aphoristic, apothegmatic, brief, capsule, compact, compendious, curt, elliptical (or elliptic), epigrammatic, laconic, monosyllabic, pithy, sententious, succinct, summary, concise, thumbnail

“Scientists and technicians were “looking into the cause of the failure,” said the terse statement from the reclusive North Korea leadership…”(www.nytimes.com, April 13, 2012)

“She gave me a few terse instructions and promptly left the room.”(www.merriam-webster.com)