curtnessn.
/ˈkəːtnɪs/ The quality of being curt.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > language > speech > taciturnity or reticence > [noun] > brevity or sparingness of speech
sparingness1617
pauciloquy1623
breviloquence1656
curtness1762
monosyllabism1804
the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [noun] > curtness or brusqueness
abruptness1591
snappishness1598
bluntness1608
cuttedness1622
briskness1668
bluntishness1691
snappinga1734
brusquerie1752
off-handedness1823
brusqueness1859
bluffness1863
curtness1882
1762 Ld. Kames Elements Crit. II. xviii. 437 The sense must be curtailed..to make it square with the curtness of melody.
1882 ‘Ouida’ In Maremma I. 94 She spoke with curtness.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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