tersely

🇺🇸 /ˈtɜːrsli/ 🇬🇧 /ˈtɜːsli/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags RARE
adverb
R

using few words, often in a way that seems not very friendly

‘I won’t,’ he replied tersely, keeping his answer short and to the point.

translation

adv. using few words, often in a way that seems not very friendly