From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcurtcurt /kɜːt $ kɜːrt/ adjectiveRUDE/IMPOLITEusing very few words in a way that seems rudeSYN abruptWith a curt nod, he turned away and sat down.a curt note —curtly adverb —curtness noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpuscurt• The rap on the door was hard and curt.• Polly was curt and businesslike with her clients.• I responded with curtanswerstempered with moderateannoyance.• She hadn't missed the sting in the tail in that curtdirective.• It was too absurd - the invitation, then this curtdismissal, as if I had exhausted his patience.• She answered their questions with a curt "No comment".• This diligence can only be exercised once the curt papers have been served on the debtor.• Her story was sent back with a curtrejection note.• Charman's curtreviews got slightly more excitable as the year drew on.• He responded with a curt, three-sentence letter.• His curttone made her stomachlurch.Origincurt(1300-1400)Latincurtus"shortened"