Terse vs Short-lived - What's the difference?

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Terse is a related term of short-lived.

As a verb terse

is .

As an adjective short-lived is

alive or existent for only a short period of time.

terse

English

Adjective

(er)

(obsolete) Polished, burnished; smooth; fine, neat, spruce.

(of speech or style) Brief, concise, to the point.

* 1907 , , title page:

"A consise and comprehensive dictionary of general knowledge consisting of over 16,000 terse and original articles on nearly all subjects discussed in larger encyclopaedias,"

* {{quote-news, year=2012, date=June 4, author=Lewis Smith, work=the Guardian

, title= Queen's English Society says enuf is enough, innit? , passage=Having attempted to identify a role for the society and its magazine, Quest, "for the next 40 years", the society chairman, Rhea Williams, decided it was time to close. She announced the group's demise in a terse message to members following the annual meeting, which just 22 people attended.}}

Abruptly or brusquely short.

Synonyms

* abrupt * brusque * concise * curt * succinct * laconic * See also

Antonyms

* verbose * prolix

Derived terms

* tersely * terseness

Anagrams

* ----

short-lived

English

Adjective

Alive or existent for only a short period of time.

But his joy was short-lived , for his fortunes soon changed.

Usage notes

* The pronunciation ) is more common today.

Synonyms

* See also