Main Entry: curt

Pronunciation: \ˈkərt\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Latin curtus mutilated, curtailed — more at shear

Date: 1630

1 a : sparing of words : terse <wrote curt precise sentences> b : marked by rude or peremptory shortness : brusque <a curt refusal>
2 : shortened in linear dimension

synonyms see bluff

— curt·ly adverb

— curt·ness noun