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Curt

Curt Meaning & Definition
Curt Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Curt?

[adj] 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"
[adj] marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Curt: brusk | brusque | concise | crisp | discourteous | laconic | short(p) | terse

Related Terms | Find terms related to Curt: abbreviated | abridged | abrupt | aggressive | aposiopestic | bearish | beastly | bluff | blunt | brash | brief | brusque | cavalier | churlish | clipped | close | closemouthed | close-tongued | compact | compendious | compressed | concise | condensed | contracted | crisp | crusty | curtal | curtate | cut | decurtate | docked | dumb | economical of words | elliptic | epigrammatic | gnomic | gruff | harsh | imperious | indisposed to talk | instantaneous | laconic | little | low | mum | mute | peremptory | pithy | pointed | pruned | quiet | reserved | rough | rude | sententious | severe | sharp | short | short and sweet | shortened | silent | snappish | snippety | snippy | snug | sparing of words | Spartan | speechless | succinct | summary | surly | synopsized | synoptic | taciturn | terse | tight | tight-lipped | to the point | tongue-tied | transient | truculent | truncated | unceremonious | unloquacious | untalkative | word-bound | wordless

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Curt In Webster's Dictionary

\Curt\ (k[u^]rt), a. [L. curtus; cf. Skr. kart to cut. Cf. {Curtail}.] Characterized by excessive brevity; short; rudely concise; as, curt limits; a curt answer. The curt, yet comprehensive reply. --W. Irving.

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