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The meaning of CURT is sparing of words : terse. How to use curt in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Curt.
CURT definition: 1. If someone's manner or speech is curt, it is rude as a result of being very quick: 2. If…. Learn more.
Definitions of curt. adjective. brief and to the point; effectively cut short. “a response so curt as to be almost rude”. synonyms: crisp, laconic, terse. breviloquent, concise. expressing much in few words. adjective. marked by rude or peremptory shortness.
Curt definition: rudely brief in speech or abrupt in manner.. See examples of CURT used in a sentence.
1. Rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner: was curt and businesslike in the meeting; acknowledged him with a curt nod. See Synonyms at gruff. 2. Terse or condensed: a curt text message. [Middle English, short, brief, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin curtus; see sker- in Indo-European roots .] curt′ly adv. curt′ness n.
If you describe someone as curt, you mean that they speak or reply in a brief and rather rude way. Her tone of voice was curt.
Definition of curt adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
