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Significados de curtness en inglés

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An abrupt discourteous manner.

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