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Meaning of "tersely" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TERSELY

tersely  [ˈtɜːslɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TERSELY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tersely is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES TERSELY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of tersely in the English dictionary

The definition of tersely in the dictionary is in a curt or abrupt manner. Other definition of tersely is in a brief or concise manner.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TERSELY


adversely
ædˈvɜːslɪ
aversely
əˈvɜːslɪ
coarsely
ˈkɔːslɪ
conversely
ˈkɒnvɜːslɪ
diffusely
dɪˈfjuːslɪ
diversely
daɪˈvɜːslɪ
gusli
ˈɡuːslɪ
hoarsely
ˈhɔːslɪ
inversely
ˌɪnˈvɜːslɪ
loosely
ˈluːslɪ
obtusely
əbˈtjuːslɪ
obversely
ɒbˈvɜːslɪ
parsley
ˈpɑːslɪ
perversely
pəˈvɜːslɪ
profusely
prəˈfjuːslɪ
reclusely
rɪˈkluːslɪ
retrorsely
rɪˈtrɔːslɪ
reversely
rɪˈvɜːslɪ
sparsely
ˈspɑːslɪ
transversely
trænzˈvɜːslɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TERSELY

terrorist
terrorist bombing
terroristic
terrorization
terrorize
terrorizer
terrorless
terry
tersanctus
terse
terseness
tersion
tertial
tertian
tertiaries
tertiary
tertiary bursary
tertiary college
tertiary colour
tertiary education

WORDS THAT END LIKE TERSELY

basely
closely
concisely
densely
dextrorsely
falsely
grandiosely
immensely
imprecisely
intensely
introrsely
morosely
precisely
prepensely
purposely
sinistrorsely
tensely
unwisely
verbosely
wisely

Synonyms and antonyms of tersely in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tersely» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TERSELY

Find out the translation of tersely to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tersely from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tersely» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

简洁
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lacónicamente
570 millions of speakers

English

tersely
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

tersely
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بشكل مقتضب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кратко
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

laconicamente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

tersely
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

laconiquement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tersenyum
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kurz und bündig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

簡潔に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

간결
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sedhela
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngắn gọn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடுமையுடன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Tersely
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tersely
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tersely
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zwięźle
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

стисло
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tersely
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λακωνικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bondig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tersely
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tersely
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tersely

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TERSELY»

The term «tersely» is regularly used and occupies the 62.746 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TERSELY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «tersely» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «tersely» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tersely

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TERSELY»

Discover the use of tersely in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tersely and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Tales Tersely Told
Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book, many of the pages may be hard to read due to the blurring of the original text.
Paul Victor Loth, 2010
2
Best Lincoln Stories Tersely Told
This book an EXACT reproduction of the original book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
J. E. Gallaher, 2010
3
Pioneer Chelsea Oxford and Captain Paul Ronny- The Kings of ...
I bowed my head and was about to walk away when suddenly Tersely said to me, 'It's okay, Paul. You don't have to feel bad or ashamed. just forget about it, Paul." “' Vivian, I had made a friend. Tersely started to tell me all about the snow and ...
B. D. Williams, 2004
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Basque-English, English-Basque Dictionary
tersely adv laburki. terseness n laburtzaletasun tertiary adj. hirugarren n hirugarren aro. test vt. vi. probatu, saiatu, entsegutu, entseiatu. testn frogaldi, saiakuntza, entsegu. entseiu, proba. testament n itun, testamentu, hilburuko. tester n ...
Gorka Aulestia, 1992
5
MySQL Stored Procedure Programming
tersely. with. value-added. information. The best way to explain what your code is doing is to let that code speak for itself. You can take advantage of many self- documentation techniques, including: • Use meaningful variable, procedure, and  ...
Guy Harrison, 2006
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Hot Words for the Sat
(tersely, reticence, abbreviation, pithiness, laconic) 2. ______ people make me feel uncomfortable; they are so quiet and disengaged that it makes them hard to read. (Succinct, Reservedly, Reticent, Concise, Brevity) 3. After being asked ...
Linda Carnevale, 2007
7
Sustenance
The leader nodded tersely at Tedja. 'My wife?' said Tedja, gesturing towards Made. 'Your wife stay here.' 'My wife Hamil.' 'Hamil? Demi Allah!' hissed the leader. Perpetua scrutinised Tedja's face. Why hadn't he told her Made was pregnant?
Simone Lazaroo, 2010
8
The Physics of Ferromagnetism
The magnetic polarization moment pJ and magnetic polarization vector (often tersely called magnetic polarization) J is defined by the relation pJ = μ0pM (Wb·m ) (1.4) and J = μ0M(T), (1.5) respectively. Here μ0 (N/A2) is the magnetic constant  ...
Terunobu Miyazaki, Hanmin Jin, 2012
9
Popular Mechanics
Many of the proverbs regarding the weather are the useful records of human experience, tersely put. Almost everyone knows, for instance, that the amount of moisture in the atmosphere affords in some degree an indication of coming weather.
10
The Genre of the Book of Revelation from a Source-critical ...
h'I.lJi'I. 'ans': ptlrari,. Nu. 9:15. More. typically. and. tersely,. the. initial. tabernacle. is called fl'llJ?'l '7|'lt§'*5 or IT'llJi'l ]DlDffi."“ This has strong covenantal inference, since Yahweh seeks ...
Frederick David Mazzaferri, 1989

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TERSELY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tersely is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Legendary SEAL Marcus Luttrell Seemingly Sends Clear, Four …
Retired Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell, author and subject of “Lone Survivor,” responded tersely Monday to reports indicating officials have told U.S. Marine ... «TheBlaze.com, Jul 15»
2
Watch the Terse Exchange That Ensues When Reporter Presses …
Trump replied tersely. When the reporter clarified and asked specifically about “stronger background checks,” Trump argued gun control can lead to a “slippery ... «TheBlaze.com, Jul 15»
3
Ohio Attorney: Brianna Wu 'Wasted Time and Resources' over …
But in a tersely-worded email seen by Breitbart, the Attorney's office said that Wu failed to file a report with their office before publishing her article. After receiving ... «Breitbart News, May 15»
4
The $100000-plus club
Charles Crosby of Evergreen wrote tersely, “Mr. Smith left from the district nearly a decade ago after several decades working in various capacities here. «San Jose Mercury News, Apr 15»
5
Obama says Iran could cut nuke time to near zero in 13 years
House Speaker John Boehner reacted tersely, arguing that Obama had just confirmed what critics of the deal have long feared. Under the framework for a final ... «Military Times, Apr 15»
6
AP Tersely, Inadequately Covers Notre Dame's Supreme Court …
AP Tersely, Inadequately Covers Notre Dame's Supreme Court 'Touchdown' Over ... In response, the Associated Press issued a terse, unbylined four-paragraph ... «NewsBusters, Mar 15»
7
Exclusive Chicago Fire Sneak Peek: The Secret's Out About Casey …
"The alimony payments," the Chief tersely replies. Awkward! So who spilled the beans on Casey's extracurricular activities? Find out in this exclusive video: ... «TV Guide, Feb 15»
8
ESPN has Olbermann take the rest of the week off after Penn State …
Journalists often interact tersely with readers and viewers on Twitter, but it rarely goes this far. News. inShare0. ESPN has suspended host Keith Olbermann for ... «PR Week, Feb 15»
9
Harper government sends terse note on Keystone
In a tersely worded letter to Secretary of State John Kerry, Canadian Ambassador Gary Doer accused the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of “significant ... «Macleans.ca, Feb 15»
10
Police turn their back on de Blasio
“No we're not,” an officer replied tersely, according to a cop who witnessed the icy scene. The rank-and-file's anger at the mayor was palpable citywide. «New York Post, Dec 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Tersely [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/tersely>. Apr 2024 ».
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