📖 Definitions of "Curt"
verb
- 1
To cut, cut short, shorten.
adjective
- 1
Brief or terse, especially to the point of being rude.
- 2
Short or concise.
🔄 Synonyms of "Curt"
8 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| terse | (by extension) Of speech or style: brief, concise, to the point. |
| crispnoun | Senses relating to curliness. |
| conciseverb | Brief, yet including all important information. |
| shortnoun | Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically. |
| discourteous | Impolite; lacking consideration for others. |
| brusk | (British, obsolete or US) Alternative spelling of brusque. [Rudely abrupt; curt, unfriendly.] |
| brusqueverb | Rudely abrupt; curt, unfriendly. |
| laconic | Using as few words as possible; pithy and concise. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Curt"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| terse | (by extension) Of speech or style: brief, concise, to the point. |
| laconic | Using as few words as possible; pithy and concise. |
| conciseverb | Brief, yet including all important information. |
| shortnoun | Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically. |
| brusk | (British, obsolete or US) Alternative spelling of brusque. [Rudely abrupt; curt, unfriendly.] |
| brusqueverb | Rudely abrupt; curt, unfriendly. |
| crispnoun | Senses relating to curliness. |
| discourteous | Impolite; lacking consideration for others. |
| manualnoun | Synonym of handbook. |
| handbooknoun | A topically organized book of reference on a certain field of knowledge, regardless of size, but archetypally one to be kept readily at hand. |
| accountnoun | (accounting) A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review. |
| snippy | Irritable; impatient; short-tempered; often, in a condescending way. |
| drynoun | Free from or lacking moisture. |
| kurtnoun | A male given name from the Germanic languages borrowed from German, a contracted form of Konrad. |
| manuelnoun | A male given name from Spanish. |
| succinct | Brief and to the point. |
| briefnoun | Of short duration; happening quickly. |
| clipped | Having an end cut off; trimmed or cut back. |
| abruptverb | Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious. |
| snappy | (informal) Rapid and without delay. |
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