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Definitions for: Curt
[adj] 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"
[adj] marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him"
Webster (1913) Definition: Curt (k[u^]rt), 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. --W. Irving.
Synonyms: brusk, brusque, concise, crisp, discourteous, laconic, short(p), terse
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