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English to English adjective
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Characterized by excessive brevity; short; rudely concise; as, curt limits; a curt answer. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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marked by rude or peremptory shortness |  | Example: try to cultivate a less brusque manner a curt reply the salesgirl was very short with him
source: wordnet30
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brief and to the point; effectively cut short |  | Example: a crisp retort a response so curt as to be almost rude the laconic reply; `yes' short and terse and easy to understand
source: wordnet30
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