(curtness)
71curt — /kɜt / (say kert) adjective 1. short; shortened. 2. brief in speech, etc. 3. rudely brief in speech, manner, etc. {Latin curtus cut short, clipped} –curtly, adverb –curtness, noun …
72brevity — [n] shortness, briefness conciseness, concision, condensation, crispness, curtness, economy, ephemerality, impermanence, pithiness, pointedness, succinctness, terseness, transience, transitoriness; concepts 730,804 Ant. lengthiness, longevity,… …
73curt — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ noticeable or rudely brief. DERIVATIVES curtly adverb curtness noun. ORIGIN Latin curtus cut short, abridged …
74curtly — curt ► ADJECTIVE ▪ noticeable or rudely brief. DERIVATIVES curtly adverb curtness noun. ORIGIN Latin curtus cut short, abridged …
75brusquerie — [brüs kə rē′] n. [Fr < brusque: see BRUSQUE] brusqueness; curtness …
76concise — [kən sīs′] adj. [L concisus, cut off, brief, pp. of concidere, to cut off < com , intens. + caedere, to cut: see CIDE] brief and to the point; short and clear concisely adv. conciseness n. SYN. CONCISE implies the stating of much in few words …
77curt — [kʉrt] adj. [L curtus: see SHORT] 1. Archaic short or shortened 2. brief, esp. to the point of rudeness; terse or brusque [a curt reply] SYN. BLUNT curtly adv. curtness n …
78sudden — [sud′ n] adj. [ME sodain < OFr < VL * subitanus, for L subitaneus, sudden, extended < subitus, pp. of subire, to approach, go stealthily < sub , under + ire, to go or come: see YEAR] 1. a) happening or coming unexpectedly; not… …
79brusk — adjective marked by rude or peremptory shortness try to cultivate a less brusque manner a curt reply the salesgirl was very short with him • Syn: ↑brusque, ↑curt, ↑short • Similar to: ↑ …
80curt — adj. noticeably or rudely brief. Derivatives: curtly adv. curtness n. Etymology: L curtus cut short, abridged …
