| ADJECTIVE | all | curt, brusque, brusk, short | marked by rude or peremptory shortness |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | curt, crisp, laconic, terse | brief and to the point |
| Sounds | ker't | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Albert ... yogurt: 70 rhymes with ert... | |
| Meaning | marked by rude or peremptory shortness. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a curt reply" | |
| Synonyms | brusque, brusk, short | |
| Broader | discourteous | showing no courtesy |
| Spanish | brusca, brusco, cortante, seco | |
| Catalan | brusc, sec | |
| Nouns | curtness | an abrupt discourteous manner |
| Adverbs | curtly | in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner |
| Meaning | brief and to the point; effectively cut short. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a response so curt as to be almost rude" | |
| Synonyms | crisp, laconic, terse | |
| Broader | concise | Expressing much in few words |
| Spanish | conciso, corto, directo, lacónica, lacónico, seca, seco, sucinto | |
| Catalan | breu, concís, curt, directe, lacònic, succint | |
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