Definition of curt Curt
/kɚˈt/ - [kert] - curt
We found 9 definitions of curt from 6 different sources.
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What does curt mean?
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| curt - marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him" | ||
| brusque, brusk, short | ||
| discourteous showing no courtesy; rude; "a distant and at times discourteous young" | ||
| curt - 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" | ||
| crisp, laconic, terse | ||
| concise expressing much in few words; "a concise explanation" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- curt (a.)
Characterized by excessive brevity; short; rudely concise; as, curt limits; a curt answer.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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curt
Brief or terse, especially to the point of being rude. -
curt
Abruptly or brusquely short.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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kurt, adj. short: concise: discourteously brief or summary.—adj. Curt′āte, shortened or reduced; applied to the distance of a planet from the sun or earth reduced to the plane of the ecliptic.—n. Curtā′tion.—adv. Curt′ly.—n. Curt′ness. [L. curtus, shortened.]
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