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curt

UK/kɜːt/ US/kɝt/ uncommon obsolete rare

adjective

1.

marked by rude or peremptory shortness

  • “try to cultivate a less brusque manner”
  • “a curt reply”
  • “the salesgirl was very short with him”
2.

brief and to the point; effectively cut short

  • “a crisp retort”
  • “a response so curt as to be almost rude”
  • “the laconic reply;”
  • “";”
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Origin

From the Latin curtus (“shortened”). Cognate with Dutch kort, German kurz, Galician curto, French court, Italian corto, Portuguese curto, and Spanish corto. Doublet of short.

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