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Curtly

adverb/dˈaɪɡəɡɹˌæm/
Definition
in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/dˈaɪɡəɡɹˌæm/
🇬🇧British English
/kˈɜːtli/
🇮🇳Indian English
/kˈɜːtli/
2 syllables Say it as /dˈaɪɡəɡɹˌæm/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adverbin a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
“he told me curtly to get on with it”
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
kurz
auf knappe, schroffe und unhöfliche Weise
🇫🇷French
sèchement
d'une manière brève, brusque et discourtoise
🇪🇸Spanish
secamente
de manera brusca, brusca y descortés
🇮🇹Italian
seccamente
in modo brusco, brusco e scortese
🇳🇱Dutch
kortaf
op een korte, abrupte en onbeleefde manier
🇵🇹Portuguese
sucintamente
de maneira curta, abrupta e descortês
🇷🇺Russian
коротко
резко, резко и невежливо
India
🇮🇳Hindi
कर्टली
रूखे, अचानक और अभद्र तरीके से
🇧🇩Bengali
কুঁচকে
একটি কর্ট, আকস্মিক এবং অসৎ উপায়ে
🇮🇳Tamil
சுருக்கமாக
ஒரு சுருக்கமான, திடீர் மற்றும் ஒழுங்கற்ற முறையில்
🇮🇳Telugu
వంకరగా
ఒక కర్ట్, ఆకస్మిక మరియు మర్యాదలేని పద్ధతిలో
🇮🇳Marathi
घट्टपणे
आकस्मिक आणि बेताल रीतीने
🇮🇳Gujarati
વાહિયાત
કર્ટ, એકાએક અને અવિચારી રીતે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕರ್ಕಶವಾಗಿ
ಕಟ್, ಹಠಾತ್ ಮತ್ತು ಅಜಾಗರೂಕ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ചുരുണ്ട
ഒരു കട്ട്, പെട്ടെന്നുള്ള, മര്യാദയില്ലാത്ത രീതിയിൽ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਕਰਟਲੀ
ਇੱਕ ਕਰਟ, ਅਚਾਨਕ ਅਤੇ ਬੇਈਮਾਨ ਤਰੀਕੇ ਨਾਲ
🇵🇰Urdu
چپکے سے
ایک کٹے ہوئے، اچانک اور غیر مہذب انداز میں
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
简短地
以一种简短、唐突和无礼的方式
🇯🇵Japanese
素っ気なく
素っ気なく、突然、失礼な態度で
🇰🇷Korean
퉁명스럽게
퉁명스럽고, 갑작스럽고, 무례한 방식으로
🇻🇳Vietnamese
cộc lốc
một cách cộc lốc, đột ngột và bất lịch sự
🇹🇭Thai
ห้วนๆ
ในลักษณะที่ฉุนเฉียว ฉับพลัน และไม่สุภาพ
🇮🇩Indonesian
singkat
dengan cara yang singkat, tiba-tiba, dan tidak sopan
🇵🇭Filipino
pakli
sa isang maikli, biglaan at walang galang na paraan
🇲🇾Malay
secara ringkas
secara ringkas, mendadak dan tidak sopan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
باقتضاب
بطريقة مقتضبة ومفاجئة وغير مهذبة
🇮🇷Persian
کوتاه
به شیوه ای کوتاه، ناگهانی و بی ادبانه
🇹🇷Turkish
kısaca
Sert, ani ve nezaketsiz bir şekilde
🇮🇱Hebrew
בקצרה
באופן קצר, פתאומי ולא מנומס
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'curtly'?
The primary meaning of 'curtly' is 'in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'curtly' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'curtly' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'curtly' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'curtly' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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