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Meanings of very curt in English

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Usage of very curt in English
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He came in a few minutes; his manner was very curt, business-like.
Big Timber: A Story of the Northwest
2
All in all, he was being very curt, which she considered highly unfair.
The irish warrior
3
The voice that answered her was very curt and very quiet.
I've Married Marjorie
4
The abominable notary made a very curt bow to Madame Guérard.
My Double Life: The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt
5
Poor Tifto, when he got this very curt epistle, was broken-hearted.
The Duke's Children
6
Jack addressed her, but she gave him a very curt reply.
Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know
7
And these directions are very large and very curt.
Over There: War Scenes on the Western Front
8
The First Secretary became suddenly very curt, detached, final.
The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale
9
But I was very curt and very cruel.
The Ghost: A Modern Fantasy
10
His correspondents got very curt answers that day.
We Two: A Novel
11
The Wikipedia entry on Persimfans is very curt.
The Irish Times
12
When he spoke, his manner was very curt.
Okewood of the Secret Service
13
You were very curt with me just now.'
A Woman Intervenes
14
But Christopher Burley was in a sullen mood and showed a very curt manner to Captain Rudstone.
The Cryptogram: A Story of Northwest Canada
15
He was very curt and very brisk.
The Godfather
16
Her language was then very curt.
History of the United Netherlands, 1592
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