curt
rudely brief in speech or abrupt in manner.
brief; concise; terse; laconic.
short; shortened.
Origin of curt
1synonym study For curt
Other words for curt
Other words from curt
- curt·ly, adverb
- curt·ness, noun
Words Nearby curt
Other definitions for Curt (2 of 2)
a male given name, form of Curtis.
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How to use curt in a sentence
The man who called me, a long-retired Chicago police officer, was alternately charming and 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 Fame | Ben Jacobs | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTSen. 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.
Can This Ornery Socialist Spoil the Clinton Coronation? | David Freedlander | July 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWilson, who spoke to The Daily Beast from a cab on his way back up to Harlem, is curt and cold in conversation.
Bad to the Drone: Amateur Flyer Appears at Harlem Wreckage | Abby Haglage | March 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
curt Smith of Tears for Fears played himself in the fifth season episode “Shawn 2.0.”
curt as is the cable it has yet scope to show up a little more of our great K.'s outfit.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonIt seemed to her that she had lived for a century since the few hours before when Madame Malmaison had given her a curt dismissal.
The Weight of the Crown | Fred M. White"That will do," said Halyard, ungraciously, which curt phrase was apparently the usual dismissal for the nurse.
In Search of the Unknown | Robert W. ChambersHad it not been for occasional curt, illuminative questions, Peter Gross might have thought him asleep.
The Argus Pheasant | John Charles BeechamThere came the hard, curt questions and the command: "Outside—hurry!"
Space Prison | Tom Godwin
British Dictionary definitions for curt
/ (kɜːt) /
rudely blunt and brief; abrupt: a curt reply
short or concise
Origin of curt
1Derived forms of curt
- curtly, adverb
- curtness, noun
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