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Curt

/kɜːt/

To cut, cut short, shorten.

📖 Definitions of "Curt"

verb
  1. 1

    To cut, cut short, shorten.

adjective
  1. 1

    Brief or terse, especially to the point of being rude.

  2. 2

    Short or concise.

🔄 Synonyms of "Curt"

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WordDefinition
terse(by extension) Of speech or style: brief, concise, to the point.
crispnounSenses relating to curliness.
conciseverbBrief, yet including all important information.
shortnounHaving a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.
discourteousImpolite; lacking consideration for others.
brusk(British, obsolete or US) Alternative spelling of brusque. [Rudely abrupt; curt, unfriendly.]
brusqueverbRudely abrupt; curt, unfriendly.
laconicUsing as few words as possible; pithy and concise.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Curt"

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WordDefinition
terse(by extension) Of speech or style: brief, concise, to the point.
laconicUsing as few words as possible; pithy and concise.
conciseverbBrief, yet including all important information.
shortnounHaving 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.]
brusqueverbRudely abrupt; curt, unfriendly.
crispnounSenses relating to curliness.
discourteousImpolite; lacking consideration for others.
manualnounSynonym of handbook.
handbooknounA 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.
snippyIrritable; impatient; short-tempered; often, in a condescending way.
drynounFree from or lacking moisture.
kurtnounA male given name from the Germanic languages borrowed from German, a contracted form of Konrad.
manuelnounA male given name from Spanish.
succinctBrief and to the point.
briefnounOf short duration; happening quickly.
clippedHaving an end cut off; trimmed or cut back.
abruptverbWithout notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious.
snappy(informal) Rapid and without delay.

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