Word for the day terse

[Josiah]

terse
[turs]

adjective, terser, tersest.

1. neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.

2. abruptly concise; curt; brusque.

"I hadn't thought about it," was her terse reply before hanging up.

 

[NancyNGA]

I'll never forget this one. The first long paper I had to write for a class, the teacher called me in his office and,
assuming I knew what it meant, his only comment was that it was a bit terse.:eewwk: Rushed to the dictionary afterward
to look it up---not so bad after all. Whew!

 

[Josiah]

Nice story, Nancy.