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Synonyms for curt in English

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curt:
- blunt; curt; short; abrupt; steep; snappy; brusque; snappish; acrid; crisp; terse; laconic; brusk
- curt; brusque

English

Detailed Synonyms for curt in English

curt:

curt adj

curt
blunt; curt; short; abrupt; steep
- blunt adj
- curt adj
- short adj
- abrupt adj
- steep adj
curt
snappy; brusque; snappish; acrid; curt
- snappy adj
- brusque adj
- snappish adj
- acrid adj
- curt adj
curt

– brief and to the point; effectively cut short ¹
crisp; terse; curt; laconic
– brief and to the point; effectively cut short ¹
- crisp adj
  - a crisp retort¹
- terse adj
  - short and terse and easy to understand¹
- curt adj
  - a response so curt as to be almost rude¹
- laconic adj
  - the laconic reply; `yes'¹
curt

– marked by rude or peremptory shortness ¹
short; curt; brusque; brusk
– marked by rude or peremptory shortness ¹
- short adj
  - the salesgirl was very short with him¹
- curt adj
  - a curt reply¹
- brusque adj
  - try to cultivate a less brusque manner¹
- brusk adj

curt

curt
curt; brusque
- curt
- brusque

Related Words for "curt":

curtness, curter, curtest, curtly

Alternate Synonyms for "curt":

brusque; brusk; short; discourteous
crisp; laconic; terse; concise

Related Definitions for "curt":

brief and to the point; effectively cut short¹
- a response so curt as to be almost rude¹
marked by rude or peremptory shortness¹
- a curt reply¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University