terse
Cross references: 1. concise terse \'t*rs\ aj [L tersus clean, neat, fr. pp. of terge-re to wipe off; akin to]Gk tro-gein to gnaw, L terere to rub - more at THROW 1: smoothly elegant : POLISHED, REFINED 2: devoid of superfluity : SUCCINCT - terse.ly av