tersely

Thân thiện

The birdwatcher noted the species tersely in his field journal.

Definition

Adverb 1. In a short and concise manner; using few words. Characterized by brevity and clarity, often to the point of seeming abrupt or blunt.

Usage

The adverb "tersely" describes the manner in which something is said or written. It emphasizes extreme conciseness and economy of words, often omitting anything superfluous. It can have a neutral or positive connotation of efficiency, but can also imply curtness or impatience depending on the context.

Examples

• The officer tersely issued commands to the team.
• "No," she replied tersely, ending the discussion.
• The manual tersely explains the procedure in three steps.
• He tersely summarized the complex report in two paragraphs.

Advanced Usage

• "To put it tersely": A phrase used to introduce a very brief summary or a blunt statement.
  • To put it tersely, the project was a failure.

Variants and Related Words

• Terse (adjective): The adjective form.
  • He gave a terse nod of agreement.
• Terseness (noun): The quality of being terse.
  • The terseness of his writing style is notable.

Synonyms

• Concisely, succinctly, briefly, curtly, bluntly, laconically, pithily.

Antonyms

• Verbosely, wordily, long-windedly, diffusely, loquaciously.

Học thuật

Adverb

1. in a short and concise manner
   • a particular bird, exactly and tersely described in the book of birds

Từ đồng nghĩa

• telegraphically