terseness
noun[U]
uk/ˈtɜːs.nəs/us/ˈtɝːs.nəs/the use of few words to say something, sometimes in a way thatseemsrudeorunfriendly:
简短;生硬Heansweredwithuncharacteristicterseness, "Yes, to both".他一反常态地生硬回答道:“两个问题的答案都是‘可以’。”
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terse
- He nowbelievestheirterseness was toavoidgiving themselves away.
- Similarly, terseness can comeacrossasrudeness.
- Hemingway isnotedfor hisdistinctstyleof writing,characterizedby terseness and his use ofstable,indifferent,maleprotagonists.
- Withcharacteristicterseness, he said, "Iwantyou in everymeeting."
Blunt and direct in speech & behaviour
- abruptly
- abruptness
- bald
- baldly
- baldness
- bluff
- blunt
- directness
- edgelord
- flat outphrase
- forthright
- forthrightness
- outspoken
- plain speaking
- plain-spoken
- plainness
- point-blank
- shoot
- suffer
- vocal
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Not saying much