Curt

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  • adjective. Rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner: synonym: gruff.
  • adjective. Terse or condensed.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • A contraction of current: common in acct. curt., account current.
  • Short; concise; compressed.
  • Short and dry; tartly abrupt; brusk.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Characterized by excessive brevity; short; rudely concise.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Brief or terse, especially to the point of being rude.
  • adjective. Short or concise
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. brief and to the point; effectively cut short
  • adjective. marked by rude or peremptory shortness
    • Word Usage
    "He said little of himself, but as he went on in short, curt sentences the picture grew more distinct, and to Virginia the man became more and more prominent in it."
    cross-reference
    brief  short  
    Equivalent
    concise  discourteous  
    Form
    court  curtail  curtly  curtness  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bert  Evert  Insert  Kurt  alert  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    abrupt  authoritative  brisk  brusque  businesslike  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Spartan  abbreviated  abridged  abrupt  abrupt  
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