I answered his questions with terse, one-word answers, and he gave up.

Annoyed by the terse answers, he tossed aside any effort at civility.

My questions elicited terse answers, averted glances that glistened with fear.

Alexander turns down most interview requests and, when he does consent to questions from reporters, offers only short, terse answers - and, sometimes, tense silence.

At this terse answer, the Wild Cat appeared to make up his mind to tell me all.

"I've got a splinter," came the terse answer, obviously spoken through clenched teeth.

She was both saddened and angered by his terse answer.

Monique gave short, terse answers about her present life.

If his new friends asked questions, he said, he gave terse answers.

For each question, there was only a terse answer.