Новый большой англо-русский словарь - curt
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curt
1. краткий, отрывистый, сжатый; немногословный 2. отрывисто-грубый to give a curt answer —- ответить коротко и резко a curt nod —- холодный кивок
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2.
adj. noticeably or rudely brief. Derivatives curtly adv. curtness n. Etymology: L curtus cut short, abridged ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
3.
adjective Etymology: Latin ~us mutilated, ~ailed — more at shear Date: 1630 1. a. sparing of words ; terse wrote ~ precise sentences b. marked by rude or peremptory shortness ; brusque a ~ refusal 2. shortened in linear dimension Synonyms: see bluff • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
4.
If you describe someone as curt, you mean that they speak or reply in a brief and rather rude way. Her tone of voice was curt... ‘The matter is closed,’ was the curt reply. = abrupt, brusque ADJ • curtly ‘I’m leaving,’ she said curtly. ADV: ADV with v ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ adj replying with very few words in a way that does not seem polite (With a curt nod, he turned away and sat down.) - curtly adv - curtness n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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7.
- 1366, from L. curtus "(cut) short, shortened," from PIE base *(s)ker- "cut." Sense of "rude" is first recorded 1831. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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