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Meanings of curt in English

Marked by rude or peremptory shortness.

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Abruptly or brusquely short.

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Usage of curt in English
1
Getting up, 'I must go,' she said in her curt, abrupt way.
Eyeless in Gaza
2
A curt Nicholas Raskin does appear on camera briefly to answer questions.
Reuters
3
Sir Eustace spoke in the same curt tone; his mouth was merciless.
Greatheart
4
In an instant there flashed back over the wires the curt reply:
The Great Riots of New York, 1712 to 1873
5
Johnny had offered to help, Hagen had given him a curt no.
The Godfather
6
The pet animal of a taoog is a curt penny in value.
Concerning Cats: My Own and Some Others
7
Clarke sees them talking and calls Ben over with a curt: 'Harper.
Breathe
8
The 33-year-old had a curt message for David Stern, the NBA commissioner.
The Guardian
9
He came in a few minutes; his manner was very curt, business-like.
Big Timber: A Story of the Northwest
10
Theodore Kullak is curt and pedagogic in his preface to the Preludes.
Chopin : the Man and His Music
11
A curt nod from Shool, who was hardly able to stand himself.
Stonewielder
12
In the curt alternative of this clean-jawed young officer was cold finality.
Oh, You Tex!
13
Bors gave curt orders to his subordinates in the work of record-destruction.
Talents, Incorporated
14
Inside were two letters, the first a curt message from her father.
Rakes and radishes
15
The reply was delivered in a manner as curt as his own.
The Odds / And Other Stories
16
He was curt and to the point without being rude or insulting.
The Godfather
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common