1
a
: sparing of words : terse
wrote curt precise sentences
b
: marked by rude or peremptory (see peremptory sense 3) shortness : brusque
a curt refusal
In a curt voice, he ordered the server to bring him a glass of water.
2
: shortened in linear dimension
curtly
adverb
curtness
noun
Examples of curt in a Sentence
He gave only a curt reply to the question.
she was offended by the curt reply to her well-meaning question
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2025
There was also his curt response to a strange controversy over his decision not to include an image of Armstrong planting the American flag on the moon.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2025
He was dispatched in a curt, five-sentence press release.
—Jack Lang, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Scheer was smart to whittle down the novel’s winding sentences into short, sharp exclamations and curt instructions — and also to be faithful to Melville’s rendition of the captain’s irritable diction.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for curt
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“Curt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curt. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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