Is terse a Scrabble word?

Yes, terse is a Scrabble word!

...and is worth 5 points in Scrabble, and 5 points in Words with Friends

Terse is a valid Scrabble word.

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Terse is a word starting with t ending with e. Check our list of words starting with t ending with e.

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Is Terse a word? Terse meaning

TERSE

(adjective)

Definition: 1) abrupt, brusque, using few words, or 2) concise, polished, pithy

“Terse” is one of those interesting words that looks exactly like its meaning. In fact, when you consider it, “terse” looks as if it couldn’t possibly mean anything else. Some definitions refer to it as also meaning “concise,” “pithy,” or even “polished” and “elegantly smooth,” but in most contemporary usage, there’s a terseness about “terse” that, more than anything else, indicates a certain level of rudeness rather than clarity. For example, saying a simple “yes” to a proposal of marriage may be described as “pithy” or “concise,” but we don’t typically think of a favorable response to a marriage proposal as “terse.”

“Terse” first appeared in 1601. It comes from the Latin word “tersus,” which means “clean,” and originates from “tergere,” which means “to wipe off.” Interestingly, etymologists tell us that this milder definition of "cleanly concise" prevailed from 1777 onwards, and the more negative connotation of "brusque" or "abrupt" is a more modern interpretation. Somehow, in just a few centuries, “terse” transmogrified itself from a cleansing word to a word denoting sullen brusqueness. It’s yet another example of the wonders of the English language.

Ways to use TERSE in a sentence:

  • His reply to my four-week vacation request was a terse "No."
  • His writing is so terse, it sounds like a telegram.
  • Her response to my proposal of marriage was a terse "No."

Definition of terse

The meaning of terse

terse

1 definition of the word terse.

Adjective

  1. Brief and to the point; effectively cut short; `yes'"

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