curt

CEFRB2

/kɝt/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Using very few words in a way that seems rude.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Short or concise.

Examples

  • Don't you think it's rude to give people such a curt reply like that?

  • He gave me a curt answer.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. To cut, cut short, shorten.

  2. Brief or terse, especially to the point of being rude.

More examples

In context

  • Curting thy life, hee takes thy Card away.

Synonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

Her blank reply ended the conversation without any apology.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From the Latin curtus (“shortened”). Cognate with Dutch kort, German kurz, Galician curto, French court, Italian corto, Portuguese curto, and Spanish corto. Doublet of short.