What is the Latin word for tersely?

The usual Latin words for “tersely” are brevis, paucī, praecīsus; also premō, pressē. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“tersely” in Latin

brevisshort, small, little, narrow; brief, short; short, low, shallow paucīfew, small group of people; the oligarchs praecīsusshortened, severed; battered, smashed premōto press, push, press close or hard, oppress, overwhelm; to tighten, compress, shorten, press closely, squeeze; to make,pressēprecisely; accurately, exactly, correctly; without ornament, simply (of speech)

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

tersely

breviter: paucis (sc. verbis): breviter strictimque: praecise: presse or pressius. SYN. in CONCISELY.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for tersely?: The usual Latin words for “tersely” are brevis, paucī, praecīsus; also premō, pressē. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.