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/tɜːrs/

ខ្លីកំបុត

  1. adjective ខ្លីកំបុត, ខ្លីតែចំៗ
    using few words, often seeming curt or abrupt
    ប្រើពាក្យសម្ដីតិចៗ ដែលពេលខ្លះស្ដាប់ទៅដូចជាកំបុតឬគ្មានគួរសម
    He gave a terse reply and walked away.
    គាត់បានឆ្លើយយ៉ាងខ្លីកំបុត ហើយដើរចេញទៅ។

Synonyms: brief, short, curt, concise, abrupt

Antonyms: verbose, lengthy, polite

Forms: terser, tersest

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Source: ToolOrca English–Khmer dictionary.