curtly
5
6.0
- adverb
- /ˈkɜrtli/
:
de manera brusca
- "Sit," she ordered curtly, and, faced with a direct command, I obeyed.
- replied curtly
And I have a good therapist who talks very curtly to me and he's like, you're a human doing, not a human being.
- And I have a good therapist who talks very curtly to me and he's like, you're a human doing, not a human being.
Examples
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"We'll talk of this at home," Hwyllum said curtly, moving on.
Fiction book (1993) -
"Of course," he said curtly, "but that doesn't mean I have to stop offering it.
Fiction book (1996) -
South, along the river, I told him curtly, and started to pass by.
Fiction book (1997) -
"Yes, miss," she said curtly, "what can I do for you?"
Fiction book (1995) -
"It's about time you came," she added curtly, afraid of too much tenderness.
Fiction book (1998) -
"I saw him," he announced curtly, earning all of their attention, including Lucy's.
Fiction book (1994) -
"I have to go to work," Bandicut answered curtly, trying to brush the question off.
Fiction book (1994) -
"I don't know," she said curtly, exasperated with him for bringing it up.
Fiction book (1991) -
"Well then," he said curtly, "I'll leave you two sleuths to your plotting."
Fiction book (1991) -
"I don't know," she said curtly, exasperated with him for bringing it up.
Synonyms
44
2.8
In a harsh, angry way when speaking to someone
40
4.6
In a direct way that is not polite
30
4.0
In a way that shows little feeling or kindness to other people
25
1.3
In a way that is not polite and shows no respect
8
6.5
In a sudden, rude way without warning or politeness
4
4.4
To act in a harsh or mean way that hurts others
3
6.4
In a short, direct way that uses few words
3
7.4
In a short, rude way that shows little patience
3
6.3
Talk in a rough, unfriendly way
2
5.1
In an unpleasant, angry, or mean way
2
4.5
In a rude, quick way that stops the conversation
1
6.9
In a rude or impolite way
1
4.2
In a rude way that shows little respect for others
1
7.1
In a rude or unfriendly way
1
8.2
In a rude way that shows no respect for others
1
7.6
In a rude way that shows no respect for a person in charge
1
9.5
In a rude or unfriendly way
1
7.8
To act in an annoyed or offended way
In a short, sharp way that shows annoyance
In a short, angry way
In a harsh, rude way that upsets people when speaking or acting
In a rude or disrespectful way
In a rude, unfriendly way
In a rude, awkward way that shows little politeness
In a direct, sometimes abrupt way that shows little patience
Antonyms
How Abrupt
145
3.3
5
6.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Curtly comes from the Latin curtus, meaning 'short'. You can also see the same root in curtail, which means 'to cut short'. So a curt reply is literally a 'short' answer — quick and often sounding rude.