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tersely

How many syllables in tersely?

  2 syllables

Divide tersely into syllables:   terse-ly
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Synonyms for tersely


2 syllables
  • briefly
  • curtly
3 syllables
7 syllables
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    What rhymes with tersely

    2 syllables
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      3 syllables
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