terse in the PONS Dictionary

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If we eliminate the right action and keep the left one, we obtain the terse definition given initially.
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The first entries are terse and not always helpful, expanding as successive secretarys became more conscientious.
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This terse formulaic composition draws heavily on the hagiographic conventions and yields very few historical details.
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Because of its terse, broad, vague terms, the law will leave a lot of its interpretation to the administrative and judicial authorities.
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And in interviews he could be terse to the point of monosyllabism.
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His style is too often careless, and his narrative is not picturesque, but his expressions are frequently terse and incisive.
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The information and style in the recipes is very terse.
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The character only speaks short sentences, throughout the film, all terse, short statements.
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No space can be granted by the poet for illusions, or for sweet memories of youth: truth must be affirmed with terse, even hard language.
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The metadata is not compressed, but is expressed in a terse representation that is more space-efficient than conventional file systems.
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