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(kûrt) 
adj., curt·er, curt·est.
curtness curt'ness n.
adj., curt·er, curt·est.
- Rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner. See synonyms at gruff.
- Using few words; terse.
- Having been shortened.
[Middle English, short, brief, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin curtus.]
curtly curt'ly adv.curtness curt'ness n.
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Roget's Thesaurus:
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curt
adjective
- Rudely unceremonious: abrupt, blunt, brief, brusque, crusty, gruff, short, short-spoken. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude.
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adj
Definition: abrupt, rude
Antonyms: ceremonious, civil, gracious, lengthy, polite
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categories related to 'curt'
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Curt
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
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
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) جاف, مقتضب
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - גס, מדבר קצרות, קצר
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