curtly

curt

 (kûrt)

adj. curt·er, curt·est

1. Rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner: was curt and businesslike in the meeting; acknowledged him with a curt nod. See Synonyms at gruff.

2. Terse or condensed: a curt text message.

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[Middle English, short, brief, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin curtus; see sker- in Indo-European roots.]

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curt′ly adv.

curt′ness n.

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Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

curtly - in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner; "he told me curtly to get on with it"; "he talked short with everyone"; "he said shortly that he didn't like it" shortly, short

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Translations

باقْتِضاب، بِفَظاظـه

úsečně

afmåltkort for hovedet

κοφτά

kurtán

stuttaralega

seccamente

kort og avvisende

úsečne

kabacanezaketsizce

草率地

curtly

[ˈkɜːtlɪ] ADV [say, reply] → bruscamente, secamente; [nod] → bruscamente

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

curtly

[ˈkɜː^rtli] adv [say, reply] → sèchement
to nod curtly → faire un bref signe de tête

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

curtly

adv reply, nod → kurz, knapp; refuse → kurzerhand

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

curtly

[ˈkɜːtlɪ] adv → bruscamente, seccamente

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

curt

(kəːt) adjective

rudely brief. a curt reply. kort, kortaf مُقْتَضَب، جاف، فَظ рязък brusco úsečný, odměřený kurz angebunden afmålt; kort for hovedet απότομος, κοφτόςbrusco, seco, corto napisõnaline کوتاه و بی ادبانه tyly brusqueקצר, בוטה मुंहतोड़ उत्तर odsječan, otresit kurta singkat, ketus stuttaralegur secco, brusco そっ気ない 무뚝뚝한 trumpas ir atžarus strups; aprauts biadap kortafkort, avvisende, uhøflig szorski لنډ او په بی ادبانه توګه brusco tăios резкий úsečný odrezav osoran kort, tvär, brysk ห้วน nezaketsizce kısa, kaba 過份簡短的, короткий; різкий روكها cộc lốc 草率的，简略的

ˈcurtly adverb

kortaf باقْتِضاب، بِفَظاظـه отсечено bruscamente úsečně kurz angebunden afmålt; kort for hovedet απότομα, κοφτάbruscamente napisõnaliselt با بی ادبی tylysti avec brusquerie קְצָרוֹת संक्षिप्तता से odsječno, otresito kurtán dengan singkat stuttaralega bruscamente ぶっきらぼうに 무뚝뚝한, 퉁명스로운 trumpai ir atžariai strupi; aprauti dengan biadap kortafkort og avvisende szorsko له بی ادبی سره bruscamente tăios резко úsečne osorno osorno kort, bryskt ห้วน ๆ nezaketsizce, kabaca 過份簡短地 коротко; різко روكه‍ے پن س‍ے một cách cộc lốc 草率地

ˈcurtness noun

kortafheid فَظاظـه ، اقْتِضاب грубост brusquidão úsečnost die Knappheit afmålthed απότομη συμπεριφορά brusquedad napisõnalisus بی ادبی tylyys brusquerieקיצור संक्षिप्तता odsječnost, otresitost kurtaság keketusan hranaskapur bruschezza そっけなさ 무둑뚝한, 퉁명스러운 atžarumas strupums kebiadapan bruuskheidavvisende holdning szorstkość بی ادبی brusquidão bruscheţe резкость strohosť osornost osornost bryskhet ความห้วน nezaketsizlik, kabalık 過份簡短 різкість روكه‍ا پن sự cộc lốc 草率

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