0 the use of few words to say something, sometimes in a way that seems rude or unfriendly:
He answered with uncharacteristic terseness, "Yes, to both".
He now believes their terseness was to avoid giving themselves away.
Hemingway is noted for his distinct style of writing, characterized by terseness and his use of stable, indifferent, male protagonists.
With characteristic terseness, he said, "I want you in every meeting."
So why did the bilinguals exhibit such terseness in their motion event descriptions?
Furthermore, terseness speeds up task performance and often appears to promote user satisfaction, in particular in case of repeated use of the system.
I pass over the terseness of his opening and take the substance of his argument.
The debate has been marked by its intensity and by the terseness of the speeches.
