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curtly, adv.|ˈkɜːtlɪ|
[f. curt a. + -ly2.]
In a curt manner; † shortly, tersely (obs.).
1654Gayton Pleas. Notes iv. xv. 252 Mr. Licenciat..hath curtly, succinctly, and concisely..epitomiz'd the long story. 1866Geo. Eliot F. Holt xxxv, ‘Sit down’, he said, curtly. 1874Green Short Hist. iv. 201 A direct demand..to nominate the great officers of state had been curtly rejected. |