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tersely, adv.|ˈtɜːslɪ|
[f. terse + -ly2.]
In a terse manner or style. †a. In a refined or elegant manner; elegantly, politely. Obs.
1599B. Jonson Ev. Man out of Hum. Dram. Pers., Fastidious Brisk..swears tersely, and with variety. 1648Herrick Hesper., Country Life 27 Thus thou canst tearcely live to satisfie The belly chiefly; not the eye. a1661Fuller Worthies (1662) ii. Lincoln. 165 That one living in so ignorant and superstitious a generation could write so tercely.
b. In relation to language: Neatly, concisely.
1874Green Short Hist. ix. §10. 704 The cry of the York mob..expressed tersely the creed of the English trader. 1903Times 1 Apr. 9/5 The Judge has tersely summed this up. |