Local English word record

curt

adjective · 2 senses

brief and to the point; effectively cut short

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Examples

  • a crisp retort
  • a response so curt as to be almost rude
  • the laconic reply; `yes'
  • short and terse and easy to understand

Word relationships

Synonyms

crisp, laconic, terse

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Princeton WordNet 3.0