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Meanings of curtness in English

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brusquedat
Spanish
sequedad

An abrupt discourteous manner.

        brusquedat
        Usage of curtness in English
        1
        The very curtness and coldness of the announcement testified to its exactitude.
        The Waters of Edera
        2
        The brevity of its contents vied with the curtness of its bearer.
        A Gentleman of France: Being the Memoirs of Gaston de Bonne Sieu...
        3
        Amanda Lofland's curtness was in keeping with the anger emanating from her.
        Tough customer: a novel
        4
        Even the servant spoke with a curtness that could not be mistaken.
        Castle Craneycrow
        5
        To prove this he wilfully exaggerated his gruffness and curtness of manner.
        His Masterpiece
        6
        Now there is something contradictory about this man and his curtness invites.
        A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago
        7
        But that does not mend your foot, she said, with unusual curtness.
        Come Rack! Come Rope!
        8
        Both men curtly acknowledged Barrington's greeting, hardly conscious of the curtness maybe.
        The Light That Lures
        9
        His curtness and accusato- ry sound put both Higgins and Doug off.
        Terminal Compromise
        10
        At the cruel curtness of those words, Gyp gave the tiniest start forward.
        Beyond
        11
        His voice lost its curtness as he turned to the girl.
        Man-Size
        12
        The extreme curtness he cultivated often leads him into something bordering on obscurity.
        The History of Roman Literature / From the Earliest Period to th...
        13
        He snapped, curled his lip, a husky curtness in the voice.
        The Guardian
        14
        There was more than mere business curtness in the denial.
        The Man from the Bitter Roots
        15
        The curtness of the answer might have displeased another woman.
        The Masquerader
        16
        But of course the curtness must not be too angry.
        The Godfather
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        sequedad
        Curtness through the time
        Curtness across language varieties
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