curt
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Curt
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pithy, offhand, terse, concise, brusque, succinct, blunt, brief, churlish, compendious, crusty, gruff, imperious, laconic, peremptory, sharp, short, snappish, snippy, summaryExamples from the Web for curt
Contemporary Examples of curt
Former Red Sox star Curt Schilling says his politics are keeping him out of Cooperstown.
Conservative Curt Says His Politics, Not His Pitching, Kept Him Out of the Hall of FameBen Jacobs
January 9, 2015
Sen. Bernie Sanders, a darling of the left who identifies as a democratic socialist, was curt.
The senator also is curt on the subject of the D.C. political magazine that scores the votes of every member of Congress.
Wilson, who spoke to The Daily Beast from a cab on his way back up to Harlem, is curt and cold in conversation.
Curt Smith of Tears for Fears played himself in the fifth season episode “Shawn 2.0.”
Historical Examples of curt
"I believe you are jealous of the malgamite works," he said, with his curt laugh.
Roden's CornerHenry Seton Merriman
His reply was curt and pertinent: "It took long enough, young man!"
Life: Its True GenesisR. W. Wright
Mrs. Marsh was even more hostile and curt than when I had seen her last.
The HarborErnest Poole
“At last you have condescended to come,” said the old proud, curt voice.
The First ViolinJessie Fothergill
The message was curt, and even cold, but it brought her no disquiet.
The ManxmanHall Caine