Curt — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

marked by rude or peremptory shortness

brief and to the point; effectively cut short

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈɪdʒɪɾəs/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈɜːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈɜːt/

1 syllable Say it as /dˈɪdʒɪɾəs/.

Examples

try to cultivate a less brusque manner
a curt reply
the salesgirl was very short with him

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

terse brusque laconic brusk crisp short

Parts of Speech

adjective	marked by rude or peremptory shortness “try to cultivate a less brusque manner”
adjective	brief and to the point; effectively cut short “a crisp retort”

Word Forms

brusqueness	noun	an abrupt discourteous manner
curtness	noun	an abrupt discourteous manner
shortness	noun	an abrupt discourteous manner
crispness	noun	an expressive style that is direct and to the point
terseness	noun	a neatly short and concise expressive style

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

kurz

gekennzeichnet durch unhöfliche oder herrische Kürze

🇫🇷French

sec

marqué par un essoufflement grossier ou péremptoire

🇪🇸Spanish

brusco

marcado por una brevedad grosera o perentoria

🇮🇹Italian

brusco

contrassegnato da una brevità rude o perentoria

🇳🇱Dutch

kortaf

gekenmerkt door grove of dwingende kortzichtigheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

breve

marcado por falta rude ou peremptória

🇷🇺Russian

краткий

отмечен грубой или безапелляционной краткостью

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रूखा

असभ्य या स्थायी लघुता द्वारा चिह्नित

🇧🇩Bengali

কার্ট

অভদ্র বা অপ্রয়োজনীয় স্বল্পতা দ্বারা চিহ্নিত

🇮🇳Tamil

கர்ட்

முரட்டுத்தனமான அல்லது வெளிப்படையான குறுகிய தன்மையால் குறிக்கப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

కర్ట్

మొరటుగా లేదా విపరీతమైన పొట్టితనంతో గుర్తించబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

कर्ट

असभ्य किंवा अस्पष्ट शॉर्टनेस द्वारे चिन्हांकित

🇮🇳Gujarati

કર્ટ

અસંસ્કારી અથવા અવ્યવસ્થિત ટૂંકીતા દ્વારા ચિહ્નિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕರ್ಟ್

ಅಸಭ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಪೆರೆಂಪ್ಟರಿ ಕೊರತೆಯಿಂದ ಗುರುತಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കർട്ട്

പരുഷമായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഭയാനകമായ ഷോർട്ട്നെസ് കൊണ്ട് അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਰਟ

ਰੁੱਖੇ ਜਾਂ ਅਚਨਚੇਤ ਕਮੀ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਿਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

کرٹ

بدتمیزی یا بے قاعدگی سے نشان زد

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

简短的

以粗鲁或专横的简短为特征

🇯🇵Japanese

素っ気ない

失礼なまたは強引な短さが特徴

🇰🇷Korean

무뚝뚝한

무례하거나 단호한 말투로 표시됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cộc lốc

được đánh dấu bằng sự ngắn gọn thô lỗ hoặc hống hách

🇹🇭Thai

ห้วนๆ

ทำเครื่องหมายด้วยความหยาบคายหรือความสั้นเชิงเผด็จการ

🇮🇩Indonesian

singkat

ditandai dengan sikap pendek yang kasar atau ditaati

🇵🇭Filipino

maikli

minarkahan ng bastos o peremptory shortness

🇲🇾Malay

ringkas

ditandakan dengan kekurangan kasar atau peremptory

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كيرت

يتميز بقصر فظ أو قطعي

🇮🇷Persian

کوتاه کردن

با کوتاهی بی ادبانه یا شدید مشخص شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

kısa

kaba veya kesin kısalıkla işaretlenmiş

🇮🇱Hebrew

קָצָר

מסומן על ידי קוצר גס או מחייב

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