terse

Adjective Satellite

brief and to the point; effectively cut short
- "short and terse and easy to understand"

Adj

Of speech or style: brief, concise, to the point.
Of manner or speech: abruptly or brusquely short; curt.
Burnished, polished; fine, smooth; neat, spruce.

Adjective

Brief and to the point; using few words.

Examples

His terse analysis of the board state was surprisingly effective.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin tersus (“clean, cleansed, rubbed or wiped off; neat, spruce; terse”), perfect passive participle of Latin tergeō, tergō (“to clean, cleanse, rub, wipe, wipe off”).

Synonyms

crisp, curt, laconic, abrupt, brief, brusque, concise, lapidary, mardy, short-spoken, short-winded, succinct, taut, terse, tight, to the point

Antonyms

concise, prolix, taciturn, unverbose, verbose, wordy

Scrabble Score: 5

terse: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
terse: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
terse: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 5

terse: valid Words With Friends Word