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(1):

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

(2):

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

(3):

(superl.) Elegantly concise; free of superfluous words; polished to smoothness; as, terse language; a terse style.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Terse'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/terse.html. 1828.
 
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