Tense vs. Terse

Tensenoun

Any of the forms of a verb which distinguish when an action or state of being occurs or exists.

Tensenoun

An inflected form of a verb that indicates tense.

Tensenoun

The property of indicating the point in time at which an action or state of being occurs or exists.

Tenseverb

To apply a tense to.

Tenseverb

To make or become tense.

Tenseadjective

Showing signs of stress or strain; not relaxed.

Tenseadjective

Pulled taut, without any slack.

Tensenoun

One of the forms which a verb takes by inflection or by adding auxiliary words, so as to indicate the time of the action or event signified; the modification which verbs undergo for the indication of time.

Tenseadjective

Stretched tightly; strained to stiffness; rigid; not lax; as, a tense fiber.

Tensenoun

a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time

Tenseverb

stretch or force to the limit;

Tenseverb

increase the tension on;

Tenseverb

become tense or tenser;

Tenseverb

make tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious;

Tenseadjective

in or of a state of physical or nervous tension

Tenseadjective

pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')

Tenseadjective

taut or rigid; stretched tight;

Terseadjective

(obsolete) Burnished, polished; fine, smooth; neat, spruce.

Terseadjective

(by extension) Of speech or style: brief, concise, to the point.

Terseadjective

(by extension) Of manner or speech: abruptly or brusquely short; curt.

Terseadjective

Appearing as if rubbed or wiped off; rubbed; smooth; polished.

Terseadjective

Refined; accomplished; - said of persons.

Terseadjective

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

Terseadjective

brief and to the point; effectively cut short;

Terseadjective

sparing in the use of words; abrupt