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curt  /ˈkɜrt/ ? Meaning of "curt"

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Definition(s):

  1. (adj) marked by rude or peremptory shortness
  2. (adj) brief and to the point; effectively cut short

Synonym(s)

laconic, terse, brusk, brusque, short

Usage(s):

  1. The first thing you noticed was the face, a dead-white mask of anguish with black holes for eyes, a curt slash of red for a mouth and cheekbones as high as the sky.
  2. He is kindly but curt.
  3. Ed Asner is the voice-star of Pixar's new charmer, and in the curt syllables of old Carl Fredericksen's dialogue one can hear echoes of Lou Grant from the Mary Tyler Moore show.
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