curt

Signification

Adj

1. Brief or terse, especially to the point of being rude.
2. Short or concise.

Verb

To cut, cut short, shorten.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/kɝt/

Étymologie

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.