curt
pronunciation
How to pronounce curt in British English:
UK [kɜːt]
How to pronounce curt in American English:
US [kɜːrt]
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- Adjective:
- marked by rude or peremptory shortness
- brief and to the point; effectively cut short
Word Origin
- curt (adj.)
- mid-14c., from Latin curtus "(cut) short, shortened, incomplete," from PIE root *(s)ker- (1) "to cut" (see short (adj.)). Sense of "rude" is first recorded 1831. The Latin word was adopted early into most Germanic languages (compare Icelandic korta, German kurz, etc.) and drove out the native words based on Proto-Germanic *skurt-, but English retains short.
Example
- 1. The teacher gave the students a curt answer .
- 2. Scalia 's response is a curt : " well , don 't obligate yourself to that . "
- 3. Built by curt and deborah sleeper , the home features modern interiors that blend with the natural unfinished sandstone walls .
- 4. His remark was brief without being curt .
- 5. Career coach curt rosengren recommends that introverts look for careers more focused on the internal process .