tersely

Etymology

terse + -ly

adv

  1. In a brief, concise, or to the point manner.
    It was replaced by a New Euston, "bold in design and layout and in keeping with a new railway era". Betjeman was unmoved, describing it tersely as "no masterpiece" and noting that its lack of platform seating made it an "inhuman structure" which seemed to ignore passengers. February 8 2023, Greg Morse, “Crossing the border... by Sleeper”, in RAIL, number 976, page 45

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