curt
21curt — [[t]kɜ͟ː(r)t[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you say describe someone as curt, you mean that they speak or reply in a brief and rather rude way. Her tone of voice was curt... The matter is closed, was the curt reply. Syn: abrupt, brusque Derived words: curtly …
22curt — adjective Etymology: Latin curtus mutilated, curtailed more at shear Date: 1630 1. a. sparing of words ; terse < wrote curt precise sentences > b. marked by rude or peremptory shortness …
23curt — [[t]kɜrt[/t]] adj. er, est 1) rudely brief in speech or abrupt in manner 2) brief; concise; terse 3) short; shortened • Etymology: 1620–30; < L curtus shortened curt′ly, adv. curt′ness, n. syn: See blunt …
24curt — adj. Curt is used with these nouns: ↑dismissal, ↑nod, ↑reply, ↑tone …
25curt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. short, concise, brief, succinct; snappish, tart, rude, brusque, bluff, blunt, abrupt. See shortness, discourtesy. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. brief, terse, uncivil, snippy*; see abrupt 2 , terse .… …
26curt — adjective replying with very few words in a way that does not seem polite: With a curt nod, he turned away and sat down. curtly adverb curtness noun (U) …
27curt — adjective after a curt response to Mary s accusation, he grabbed his coat and headed for the door Syn: terse, brusque, abrupt, clipped, blunt, short, monosyllabic, summary; snappish, snappy, sharp, tart; gruff, offhand, unceremonious, ungracious …
28Curt — cortile corto corte (fagh la curt ai dònn) …
29Curt Schilling — Schilling with the Red Sox in October 2007 Pitcher Born: November 14, 1966 (1966 11 14) (age 45) …
30Curt Bois — (links) mit Fritz Kortner im Berliner Schiller Theater (1959) Curt Bois [bwa] (* 5. April 1901 in Berlin; † 25. De …
