curt
curt is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Characterized by exessive brevity; short; rudely concise; as, curt limits; a curt answer. The curt, yet comprehensive reply. W. Irving.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abridge
- abridgment
- abstract
- and
- between
- bite
- brevity
- bridle
- brief
- briefly
- button
- cave
- close
- come
- comes
- compact
- compendious
- compendium
- compressed
- compression
- concealment
- concise
- concisely
- conciseness
- condense
- costive
- costiveness
- counsel
- crisp
- curtness
- cut
- dumb
- ellipsis
- elliptical
- epigrammatic
- epitome
- escape
- exact
- few
- finger
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is curt.
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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