curt

[ kurt ]
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adjective,curt·er, curt·est.
  1. rudely brief in speech or abrupt in manner.

  2. brief; concise; terse; laconic.

  1. short; shortened.

Origin of curt

1
First recorded in 1620–30, curt is from the Latin word curtus “shortened, short, cut short”

synonym study For curt

2. See blunt.

Other words for curt

Other words from curt

  • curt·ly, adverb
  • curt·ness, noun

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Other definitions for Curt (2 of 2)

Curt
[ kurt ]

noun
  1. a male given name, form of Curtis.

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  • It seemed to her that she had lived for a century since the few hours before when Madame Malmaison had given her a curt dismissal.

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  • "That will do," said Halyard, ungraciously, which curt phrase was apparently the usual dismissal for the nurse.

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  • Had it not been for occasional curt, illuminative questions, Peter Gross might have thought him asleep.

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  • There came the hard, curt questions and the command: "Outside—hurry!"

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British Dictionary definitions for curt

curt

/ (kɜːt) /


adjective
  1. rudely blunt and brief; abrupt: a curt reply

  2. short or concise

Origin of curt

1
C17: from Latin curtus cut short, mutilated

Derived forms of curt

  • curtly, adverb
  • curtness, noun

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