✂️ Curt: Kurt Is Never Curt
CURT most nearly means: A) verbose; B) cordial; C) elaborate; D) brusque. Answer inside. 👉️
If someone is curt with you, they use few words, and it may even seem rude. Of course, it’s easy to use few words and not seem rude, depending on your delivery, facial expressions, and context, but often, curt speech indicates some sort of hostility, dislike, or anger.
📚️ Definition of Curt
Curt (adjective): Rudely brief in speech or abrupt in manner; using so few words that one comes across as dismissive or impolite. Example: a curt reply.
🗣️ Pronunciation of Curt
IPA: /kɝt/ (See IPA key)
Phonetic: KURT
📰 Examples of Curt
Here are some examples of the word curt:
The overworked dollar-store cashier was invariably exhausted by the end of the day, but still resisted giving curt responses to customers.
I texted Joel a long paragraph about my day, and all I got back was a curt “k.”
Avoid curt replies, as it’s possible to be brief yet perfectly courteous.
Curt comes from the Latin curtus, meaning cut short, which can help you remember it since curt utterances have been cut short.
🗣️ Common Collocations of Curt
A collocation is a group of words often found together in usage, for example figment of one’s imagination, extenuating circumstances, or inclement weather.
a curt reply
a curt nod
a curt manner
a curt dismissal
curt to the point of rudeness
Quiz answer: D, brusque.
A curt reply can come off as rude, but a lot of the times curtness is necessary, as many people can find themselves in situations where simply acknowledging their text is the most they can do at the time