Meaning & use
tersely
In a brief, clipped, and sometimes unfriendly way, using very few words.
See it in a sentence
"No," she replied tersely, before turning back to her computer screen.
He tersely explained the rules just once, refusing to repeat himself.
A note on using this word
Tersely often suggests mild annoyance or impatience, unlike 'briefly,' which stays neutral about tone.
Words with a similar meaning
curtlybluntly
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Words with an opposite meaning
expansivelyelaborately
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