brief, blunt, rude, gruff, unceremonious
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Curt Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(a.)
Characterized by excessive brevity; short; rudely concise; as, curt limits; a curt answer.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutCharacterized by excessive brevity; short; rudely concise; as, curt limits; a curt answer.
curt
\curt\ (kŭrt), a. [l. curtus; cf. skr. kart to cut. cf. curtail.] characterized by excessive brevity; short; rudely concise; as, curt limits; a curt answer. the curt, yet comprehensive reply. irving.
curt
adj
1. marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him" [syn: brusque, brusk, short(p) ]
2. brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to understand" [syn: crisp, laconic, terse]
Concise, compressed, and abrupt in act or expression
Adjective
1. marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him"
(synonym) brusque, brusk, short(p)
(similar) discourteous
2. brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to understand"
(synonym) crisp, laconic, terse
(similar) concise
Curt Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Curt Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Kurt may be:
- a German given name, anglicized Curt
- a Turkish surname
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