The difference between Concise and Terse
When used as adjectives, concise means brief, yet including all important information, whereas terse means burnished, polished.
Concise is also verb with the meaning: to make concise.
check bellow for the other definitions of Concise and Terse
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Concise as an adjective:
brief, yet including all important information
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Concise as a verb (India, transitive):
To make concise; to abridge or summarize.
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Terse as an adjective (obsolete):
Burnished, polished; fine, smooth; neat, spruce.
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Terse as an adjective (by extension):
Of speech or style: brief, concise, to the point.
Examples:
"synonyms concise succinct ''see also'' [[Thesaurus:concise]]"
"antonyms prolix verbose wordy ''see also'' [[Thesaurus:verbose]]"
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Terse as an adjective (by extension):
Of manner or speech: abruptly or brusquely short; curt.
Examples:
"synonyms abrupt brusque mardy q3=dialectashort-spoken"