curt
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”
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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