Definition of "curt" [curt]

• Rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner. See Synonyms at gruff. (adjective)
• Using few words; terse. (adjective)
• Having been shortened. (adjective)

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• "He said little of himself, but as he went on in short, curt sentences the picture grew more distinct, and to Virginia the man became more and more prominent in it."
• "Loder talked continuously, sometimes in short, curt sentences, sometimes with ironic touches of humor; he talked until"
• "He would speak a curt farewell and step out of the lives of the two."