1. the quality of being brief and to the point in expression; conciseness

Examples

• The terseness of his reply suggested he was annoyed.
• She appreciated the terseness of the instructions.
• The memo’s terseness made it easy to understand quickly.
• His terseness in meetings was often mistaken for rudeness.
• The poet’s terseness conveyed deep emotion in few words.
• The terseness of the telegram saved money on transmission costs.