Curtly

Synonyms for "curtly" (36 found)

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Closest matches (8)

abruptly aphoristically bearishly bluffly bluntly boorishly brashly briefly

Strong matches (10)

brusquely cavalierly churlishly compendiously concisely crisply crustily economically gruffly

Adverb(1 words)

Related words (18)

harshly in brief compass laconically nastily pithily pointedly sententiously sharply shortly snippily sparely succinctly summarily synoptically tersely

Adverb(2 words)

Adverb(1 words)

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curt rudely tersely

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Tom nodded curtly.

Source: tatoeba (3730021)

She greeted me with a bright smile, and said: “Back already? Did you find it?” With a strong effort I mastered my emotion and replied curtly but civilly that the answer was in the negative. “No,” I said, “I did not find it.”

Source: wiktionary

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