1. (a.) Concise; brief; free of superfluous words; polished to smoothness; as, terse language; a terse style\.

2. (a.) Appearing as if rubbed or wiped off; rubbed; smooth; polished.

3. (superl.) Refined; accomplished; -- said of persons.

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