Curt

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkɜː(ɹ)t/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)t

Origin

From the Latin curtus ("shortened").

Full definition of curt

Adjective

1. Brief or terse, especially to the point of being rude.
• Wodehouse Offing|XVIII and XIX|Again I begged her to keep an eye on her blood pressure and not get so worked up, and once more she brushed me off, this time with a curt request that I would go and boil my head. ... Beginning with a curt “Listen, Buster,” she proceeded to sketch out with admirable clearness the salient points in the situation as she envisaged it ...
2. Short or concise.

Synonyms

• (terse to the point of being rude) abrupt, blunt, brusque

Derived terms

• curtly
• curtness
• curtail

Anagrams

• crut