ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Tersely

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adverb

Quick meaning: Tersely is an adverb meaning In a brief, concise, or to the point manner.

Meaning

In a brief, concise, or to the point manner.

Example Sentences

It was replaced by a New Euston, "bold in design and layout and in keeping with a new railway era". Betjeman was unmoved, describing it tersely as "no masterpiece" and noting that its lack of platform seating made it an "inhuman structure" which seemed to ignore passengers.

Synonyms for tersely

Depending on context, synonyms include concisely, telegraphically.

Antonyms for tersely

Common opposites include verbosely.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include telegraphically, concisely, succinctly, briefly, laconically, pithily.

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