curt

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Regno Unito//kɜːt//
Stati Uniti//kɝt//

Brief or terse, especially to the point of being rude.

aggettivo

1
Brief or terse, especially to the point of being rude.
Again I begged her to keep an eye on her blood pressure and not get so worked up, and once more she brushed me off, this time with a curt request that I would go and boil my head. [...] Beginning with a curt “Listen, Buster,” she proceeded to sketch out with admirable clearness the salient points in the situation as she envisaged it […]
2
Short or concise.

Etimologia

From the Latin curtus (“shortened”). Cognate with Dutch kort, German kurz, Galician curto, French court, Italian corto, Portuguese curto, and Spanish corto. Doublet of short.

verbo

1
obsoletoTo cut, cut short, shorten.
Curting thy life, hee takes thy Card away.

Forme

comparativo: curter
superlativo: curtest
passato: curted
participio passato: curted
participio presente: curting
3ª persona singolare: curts

cursed · Under some divine harm, malady, or other curse.curses · Expression of annoyance or frustration.cursing · The act of one who curses.

curt · Brief or terse, especially to the point of being rude.

Curt · A short form of the male given name Curtis curtain · A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer…curtains · An end or death.

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