curt : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: curt	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for curt
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
curt adj marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him" Synonym(s): brusque, brusk, curt, short(p) brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to understand" Synonym(s): crisp, curt, laconic, terse
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Curt \Curt\ (k[ucr]rt), a. [L. curtus; cf. Skr. kart to cut. Cf. {Curtail}.] Characterized by excessive brevity; short; rudely concise; as, curt limits; a curt answer. The curt, yet comprehensive reply. --W. Irving.