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adjective
- 1. rudely brief: "his reply was curt"
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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.
Curt means rude or brief in manner or speech. Learn how to use it in sentences, synonyms, antonyms, and translations.
Curt is an adjective meaning rudely brief or abrupt, or a noun meaning a shortened form of Curtis. Learn more about its synonyms, usage, and origin from Dictionary.com.
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.
If you describe someone as curt, you mean that they speak or reply in a brief and rather rude way. Her tone of voice was curt. 'The matter is closed,' was the curt reply.
Curt means rudely brief or abrupt, or terse or concise. Find out the origin, usage, and translations of curt in different languages.
Definition of curt adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
