curt
adjective
disapprovinguk/kɜːt/us/kɝːt/If someone'smannerorspeechis curt, it isrudeas aresultof being veryquick:
（态度或说话）简短失礼的，唐突的，草率的to give a curtnod/reply草草点了点头／三言两语地回答
Andy was very curtwithhim.安迪对他很是粗暴无礼。
Synonyms
brusque
laconicformal
terse
not speaking much or often
- quietShe's a quiet little thing.
- taciturnHer father was a shy, taciturn man.
- abruptHe is criticised for being too abrupt with his clients.
- curtShe was very curt with him.
- terseI don't appreciate how terse she is in meetings.
Blunt and direct in speech & behaviour
- abruptly
- abruptness
- bald
- baldly
- baldness
- bluff
- blunt
- directness
- edgelord
- flat outphrase
- forthright
- forthrightness
- outspoken
- plain speaking
- plain-spoken
- plainness
- point-blank
- shoot
- suffer
- vocal
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