curt

Meaning of curt

adjective
  1. rudely brief.
    his reply was curt

late Middle English (in the sense ‘short, shortened’): from Latin curtus ‘cut short, abridged’.

Information about curt

  • It is an adjective.
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Hyphenation of curt

curt

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
  • curt is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

curt synonyms

Meaning brusque:

brusque, brusk, short

Meaning crisp:

crisp, laconic, terse

Meaning brief to the point of rudeness; curt:

abrupt

Meaning (of speech) having short, sharp vowel sounds and clear pronunciation:

clipped

Meaning (of a person or remark) uncompromisingly forthright:

blunt

Meaning (of a word or utterance) consisting of one syllable:

monosyllabic

Meaning not including needless details or formalities; brief:

summary

Meaning cleverly concise; neat:

snappy

Meaning (of a dog) irritable and inclined to bite:

snappish

Meaning (of words or a speaker) critical or hurtful:

sharp

Meaning an open pastry case containing a sweet or savoury filling:

tart

Meaning abrupt or taciturn in manner:

gruff

Meaning ungraciously or offensively nonchalant or cool in manner:

offhand

Meaning having or showing a lack of courtesy; rough or abrupt:

unceremonious

Meaning not polite or friendly:

ungracious

Meaning offensively impolite or bad-mannered:

rude

Meaning not having or showing good manners; rude:

impolite

Meaning showing rudeness and a lack of consideration for other people:

discourteous

Meaning discourteous; impolite:

uncivil

Meaning concise in expression; using few words:

brief

Meaning (especially of something written or spoken) briefly and clearly expressed:

succinct

Meaning closely and neatly packed together; dense:

compact

Meaning (of a fruit or plant) containing much pith:

pithy

Meaning giving good value or return in relation to the money, time, or effort expended:

economical

Meaning curt or sharp, especially in a condescending way:

snippy

Meaning covered with, full of, or resembling dust:

dusty

curt antonyms

Meaning having or showing behaviour that is respectful and considerate of other people:

polite

Meaning covering a wide area in terms of space or scope; extensive:

expansive

Translation of curt

Anagrams of curt

crut, Truc

Words that rhyme with curt

Curt, decurt

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