All 4 Uses of
terse
in
Catch-22
- One of the surprising things always was the sense of calm and utter silence, broken only by the test rounds fired from the machine guns, by an occasional toneless, terse remark over the intercom, and, at last, by the sobering pronouncement of the bombardier in each plane that they were at the I.P. and about to turn toward the target.†
Chpt 5
- 'That will be all, men,' he ordered tersely, his eyes glaring with disapproval and his square jaw firm, and that's all there was.†
Chpt 21 *
- Yossarian worked his way through to the front and let out a long, agonized groan when he read the terse announcement there: Due to circumstances beyond my control, there will be no big parade this Sunday afternoon.†
Chpt 29
- 'I know that,' Yossarian replied tersely, with a sudden surge of scowling annoyance.†
Chpt 42
Definition:
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(terse) using words sparingly
(Depending upon the context, this can have a negative connotation of minimizing social interaction due to ill feelings.)