crisp, curt, laconic, terse
(adjective) brief and to the point; effectively cut short; “a crisp retort”; “a response so curt as to be almost rude”; “the laconic reply; ‘yes’”; “short and terse and easy to understand”
brusque, brusk, curt, short
(adjective) marked by rude or peremptory shortness; “try to cultivate a less brusque manner”; “a curt reply”; “the salesgirl was very short with him”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Curt
A short form of the male given name Curtis
A male given name from Germanic languages, an anglicized spelling of Kurt
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curt (comparative curter, superlative curtest)
Brief or terse, especially to the point of being rude.
Synonym: brusque
Short or concise.
curt (third-person singular simple present curts, present participle curting, simple past and past participle curted)
(obsolete, rare) To cut, cut short, shorten.
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Source: Wiktionary
Curt (krt), a. Etym: [L. curtus; cf. Skr. kart to cut. Cf. Curtail.]
Definition: Characterized by exessive brevity; short; rudely concise; as, curt limits; a curt answer. The curt, yet comprehensive reply. W. Irving.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 March 2025
(verb) hold one’s ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright; “I am standing my ground and won’t give in!”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
