Taut (5)
'taut' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for terse that I've seen before include "Compact" , "Crisply brief" , "Pithy and concise" , "Brief; abrupt" , "Curt - abrupt" .)
'taut' is the definition.
(I know that taut can be written as tight)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for tight that I've seen before include "Drunk; giving little room" , "Drunk - a near thing!" , "Inebriated" , "Close-fitting; cramped; mean" , "Lit" .)
'taut' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for tense that I've seen before include "Anxious, nervous" , "Nervous or tight" , "in the past, perhaps" , "Strained - form of verb" , "In a nervous state" .)