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curt
(kûrt)adj. curt·er, curt·est
1. Rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner: was curt and businesslike in the meeting; acknowledged him with a curt nod. See Synonyms at gruff.
2. Terse or condensed: a curt text message.
[Middle English, short, brief, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin curtus; see sker- in Indo-European roots.]
curt′ly adv.
curt′ness n.
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curt
(kɜːt)adj
1. rudely blunt and brief; abrupt: a curt reply.
2. short or concise
[C17: from Latin curtus cut short, mutilated]
ˈcurtly adv
ˈcurtness n
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curt
(kɜrt)adj. -er, -est.
1. rudely brief in speech or abrupt in manner.
2. brief; concise; terse.
3. short; shortened.
[1620–30; < Latin curtus shortened]
curt′ly, adv.
curt′ness, n.
syn: See blunt.
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| Adj. | 1. | curt - marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him" discourteous - showing no courtesy; rude; "a distant and at times discourteous young" |
| 2. | curt - brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to understand" concise - expressing much in few words; "a concise explanation" |
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curt
adjective terse, short, brief, sharp, summary, blunt, rude, tart, abrupt, gruff, brusque, offhand, ungracious, uncivil, unceremonious, snappish 'The matter is closed,' was his curt reply.
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curt
adjectiveThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
مُقْتَضَب، جاف، فَظ
odměřenýúsečný
afmåltkort for hovedet
stuttaralegur
atžarumastrumpai ir atžariaitrumpas ir atžarus
aprautsstrups
kabanezaketsizce kısa
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
curt
[ˈkɜːrt] adj [person] → brusque, sec(sèche); [response, reply] → brusque, sec(sèche); [tone] → sec(sèche); [nod] → bref(brève)Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
curt
adj (+er) person → kurz angebunden, barsch; verbal reply also → knapp; letter, nod, refusal → kurz, knapp; to be curt with somebody → zu jdm kurz angebunden sein
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
curt
(kəːt) adjective rudely brief. a curt reply.
ˈcurtly adverbˈcurtness noun
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