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    curt
    /kəːt/

    adjective

    • 1. rudely brief: "his reply was curt"

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  2. Curt means rude or brief in manner or speech. Learn how to use it in sentences, synonyms, antonyms, and translations.

  3. Curt is an adjective that means sparing of words, rude, or shortened in dimension. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, history, and usage from Merriam-Webster Dictionary.

  4. Curt definition: rudely brief in speech or abrupt in manner.. See examples of CURT used in a sentence.

  5. Curt often just means "terse." In fact it comes from the Latin word curtus, which means “cut short, abridged.” But sometimes it has the added sense of being rudely short, like when you’re irritated that someone’s asking a foolish question so you give a brusque, curt response.

  6. Curt means speaking or replying in a brief and rather rude way. It can also mean short or concise, or a male name. See synonyms, pronunciation, collocations and sentences with curt.

  7. Curt means rudely brief or abrupt, or terse or concise. Find out the origin, usage, and translations of curt in different languages.

  8. Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the adjective curt, which describes a rude or abrupt manner or behaviour. See examples, synonyms and word origin of curt.