(of a person's manner or behaviour) appearing rude because very few words are used, or because sth is done in a very quick way:
a curt reply * a curt nod * A curt note of rejection arrived from the company director. * His tone was curt and unfriendly.
curtly adverb
curtness noun [U]
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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