- curt adj
- [kɜːt]
brusco (-a), secco (-a)FALSE FRIEND: curt is not translated by the Italian word corto
with a curt nod — con un breve cenno del capo
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curt — [adj] abrupt, rude blunt, breviloquent, brief, brusque, churlish, compendiary, compendious, concise, crusty, gruff, imperious, laconic, offhand, peremptory, pithy, sharp, short, short and sweet, snappish, snippety, snippy, succinct, summary, tart … New thesaurus
curt — curt, ă, curţi, te, adj. (reg.) scurt de coadă, berc, ciumpav, ciopârtac, retezat, ciont. Trimis de blaurb, 02.05.2006. Sursa: DAR curt ( tă), adj. – (Trans., Banat) Berc, fără coadă. Mag. kurta (DAR). Trimis de blaurb, 05.07.2007. Sursa: DER … Dicționar Român
curt — [kə:t US kə:rt] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: curtus shortened ] using very few words in a way that seems rude ▪ With a curt nod, he turned away and sat down. ▪ a curt note >curtly adv >curtness n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
curt — [kʉrt] adj. [L curtus: see SHORT] 1. Archaic short or shortened 2. brief, esp. to the point of rudeness; terse or brusque [a curt reply] SYN. BLUNT curtly adv. curtness n … English World dictionary
curt — adj. Curt is used with these nouns: ↑dismissal, ↑nod, ↑reply, ↑tone … Collocations dictionary
curt — adj 1. short, shortened, abbreviated, abridged, condensed. 2. brief, concise, succinct, terse, laconic, pithy, crisp; summary, compact, compendious. 3. short spoken, abrupt, brusque, blunt, gruff; rude, uncivil, unceremonious, ungracious,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
curt — adj. noticeably or rudely brief. Derivatives: curtly adv. curtness n. Etymology: L curtus cut short, abridged … Useful english dictionary
curt — [[t]kɜ͟ː(r)t[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you say describe someone as curt, you mean that they speak or reply in a brief and rather rude way. Her tone of voice was curt... The matter is closed, was the curt reply. Syn: abrupt, brusque Derived words: curtly … English dictionary
curt — [[t]kɜrt[/t]] adj. er, est 1) rudely brief in speech or abrupt in manner 2) brief; concise; terse 3) short; shortened • Etymology: 1620–30; < L curtus shortened curt′ly, adv. curt′ness, n. syn: See blunt … From formal English to slang
curt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. short, concise, brief, succinct; snappish, tart, rude, brusque, bluff, blunt, abrupt. See shortness, discourtesy. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. brief, terse, uncivil, snippy*; see abrupt 2 , terse .… … English dictionary for students
curt — curtly, adv. curtness, n. /kerrt/, adj., curter, curtest. 1. rudely brief in speech or abrupt in manner. 2. brief; concise; terse; laconic. 3. short; shortened. [1620 30; < L curtus shortened, short, cut short] Syn. 1. snappish, sharp … Universalium
