curtly

[ kurt-lee ]

/ ˈkɜrt li /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR curtly ON THESAURUS.COM

adverb

so briefly or stiffly as to seem rude or snippy; tersely: The officer saw my foreign passport and curtly ordered me to step aside. Saying nothing, she nodded curtly at me and pointed to one of the two chairs.

Origin of curtly

curt + -ly

Words nearby curtly

curtilage, Curtin, Curtis, Curtiss, Curtius, curtly, curtsy, curule, curule chair, curvaceous, curvature

Example sentences from the Web for curtly

“Matt called me from the Library [bar] at 3:15 PM,” Doc told me curtly.
The Myths of Matthew Shepard’s Infamous Death|Stephen Jimenez|September 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
"He just happened to be married and he seemed to have forgotten he was married," she says, curtly.
Celebrity Mistress Convention|Tricia Romano|July 11, 2010|DAILY BEAST
"I know the young gentleman," replied Sir Massingberd, curtly, and the horse-shoe upon his brow contracted as he spoke.
Lost Sir Massingberd, v. 1/2|James Payn
This book is a partial explanation of the phenomenon of China which seems so strange when curtly dealt with in the daily press.
Wang the Ninth|Putnam Weale

"It isn't a woman at all, it's a man," said Brangwen curtly.
The Rainbow|D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
A voice said curtly in Bors's ear, "Cargo-ship secured, sir."
Talents, Incorporated|William Fitzgerald Jenkins
Carlisle they curtly speak of as "more like a great wilde country church" than a fair and stately cathedral.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Carlisle|C. King Eley

单词	curtly
释义	curtly [ kurt-lee ] / ˈkɜrt li / SEE SYNONYMS FOR curtly ON THESAURUS.COM adverb so briefly or stiffly as to seem rude or snippy; tersely: The officer saw my foreign passport and curtly ordered me to step aside. Saying nothing, she nodded curtly at me and pointed to one of the two chairs. Origin of curtly curt + -ly Words nearby curtly curtilage, Curtin, Curtis, Curtiss, Curtius, curtly, curtsy, curule, curule chair, curvaceous, curvature Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for curtly “Matt called me from the Library [bar] at 3:15 PM,” Doc told me curtly. The Myths of Matthew Shepard’s Infamous Death\|Stephen Jimenez\|September 22, 2013\|DAILY BEAST "He just happened to be married and he seemed to have forgotten he was married," she says, curtly. Celebrity Mistress Convention\|Tricia Romano\|July 11, 2010\|DAILY BEAST "I know the young gentleman," replied Sir Massingberd, curtly, and the horse-shoe upon his brow contracted as he spoke. Lost Sir Massingberd, v. 1/2\|James Payn This book is a partial explanation of the phenomenon of China which seems so strange when curtly dealt with in the daily press. Wang the Ninth\|Putnam Weale "It isn't a woman at all, it's a man," said Brangwen curtly. The Rainbow\|D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence A voice said curtly in Bors's ear, "Cargo-ship secured, sir." Talents, Incorporated\|William Fitzgerald Jenkins Carlisle they curtly speak of as "more like a great wilde country church" than a fair and stately cathedral. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Carlisle\|C. King Eley Words related to curtly harshly, crudely, bluntly, discourteously, imprudently, loudly, roughly, sharply, barbarously, boorishly, brazenly, coarsely, contemptuously, crassly, disrespectfully, indecently, indecorously, insolently, sassily, snootily
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curtly

adverb

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