curt

adj., curt·er, curt·est.

1. Rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner. See synonyms at gruff.
2. Using few words; terse.
3. Having been shortened.

[Middle English, short, brief, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin curtus.]

curtly curt'ly adv.
curtness curt'ness n.

adjective

Rudely unceremonious: abrupt, blunt, brief, brusque, crusty, gruff, short, short-spoken. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude.

adj

Definition: abrupt, rude
Antonyms: ceremonious, civil, gracious, lengthy, polite

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: marked by rude or peremptory shortness
  Synonyms: brusque, brusk, short

Meaning #2: brief and to the point; effectively cut short; `yes'"
  Synonyms: crisp, laconic, terse

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - knap, studs

Nederlands (Dutch)
bot, kortaf

Français (French)
adj. - brusque, cassant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - kurz (angebunden), präzise

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - απότομος, κοφτός

Italiano (Italian)
brusco

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - curto

Русский (Russian)
резкий, сухой

Español (Spanish)
adj. - brusco, seco, lacónico

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - kort, kortfattad

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
简略的, 生硬的, 简短的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 簡略的, 生硬的, 簡短的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 짧은, 퉁명스러운

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ぶっきらぼうな

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) جاف, مقتضب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮גס, מדבר קצרות, קצר‬

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