单词	curtness
释义	curt adjective ˈkərt  1 a : sparing of words : terse wrote curt precise sentences b : marked by rude or peremptory (see peremptory sense 3) shortness : brusque a curt refusal In a curt voice, he ordered the server to bring him a glass of water. 2 : shortened in linear dimension curtly adverb curtness noun Synonyms abrupt bluff blunt brusque brusk crusty downright short short-spoken snippy unceremonious See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences He gave only a curt reply to the question. she was offended by the curt reply to her well-meaning question Recent Examples on the Web On the street, Belinda would maybe be uncharacteristically curt. Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2022 The palm grease and petty trafficking of daily life in Iran is thrust into the foreground, as if in an X-ray of the innards of society—a cold, curt, and clinical manner in which Rasoulof contains and conveys his rage. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 14 June 2022 In hindsight, Albright’s curt dismissal of Russia’s security concerns might seem to have been ill-judged. Peter Harris, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2022 There follows a curt, violent Scherzo—an apotheosis of unthinking force. Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2022 There was simply no way that Facebook would send me an curt email threatening to lock my account. Jacob Siegal, BGR, 2 Mar. 2022 Then Maryland’s three-decade relationship with the Leningrad region dissolved with a curt letter. Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2022 Fielding a question on the controversy on Tuesday, Representative Elise Stefanik, who replaced Cheney as the third-ranking House Republican last year, offered a curt response. New York Times, 8 Feb. 2022 Tough Love, its title alone suggesting paradigms in conflict, can also be curt in its compassions. Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Latin curtus mutilated, curtailed — more at shear First Known Use 1630, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Kids Definition curt adjective ˈkərt  curter; curtest : rudely brief in language a curt answer curtness noun as in brusqueness Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance brusqueness bluntness abruptness shortness terseness compactness concision crispness sententiousness pithiness succinctness brevity conciseness briefness Antonyms & Near Antonyms wordiness prolixity diffuseness verbosity long-windedness repetitiousness periphrasis redundancy repetitiveness tautology pleonasm See More
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