He gave me a curt answer.
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Curt
/kɝt/
Synonyms for "curt" (149 found)
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Noun(2 words)
brusquestconcise phrasing
cavalierchurlishclippedcloseclose-tonguedclosemouthedcompactcompendiouscompressedconcisecondensedcontractedcrispcrustycurtalcurtatecutdecurtatedisagreeablediscourteous
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dockeddumbeconomical of wordsellipticellipticalepigrammaticfleetingfretfulgnomicgruffharshimpatientimperiousindisposed to talkinstantaneous
Verb(1 words)
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laconiclittlelowmoodymummuteoffhandperemptorypithypointedprunedquietreservedroughrudesententiousseveresharpshortshort and sweet
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short-temperedshortenedsilentsnappishsnippetysnippysnugsoursparing of wordsspartanspeechlesssuccinctsummarysurlysynopsizedsynoptictaciturntemperamentaltersetighttight lippedtight-lippedto the pointtongue tiedtongue-tiedtransienttruculenttruncatedunceremoniousunloquaciousuntalkativeword-boundwordless
Adjective(16 words)
laconiclaconic phrasingmonosyllabicoffhandedrough-edgedroughishshortshort missiveshort physics guideshort summarysnippiersnippiestsurliestterse proseterse wordingterser
Noun(3 words)
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She is curt.
Source: tatoeba (312474)
Don't you think it's rude to give people such a curt reply like that?
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Krista's curt, businesslike tone put off her clients at the maternity ward, especially on their special days.
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