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[ adjective ] brief and to the point; effectively cut short
Examples "a crisp retort" "a response so curt as to be almost rude" "the laconic reply `yes'" "short and terse and easy to understand" Used in print (Harold Searles, "Schizophrenic Communication,"...)One finds , for_example , that a terse and stereotyped verbal expression , seeming at_first to be a mere hollow convention , reveals itself over the months of therapy as the vehicle for expressing the most varied and intense feelings , and the most unconventional of meanings . Related terms |
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