curt
Meaning
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- Brief or terse, especially to the point of being rude.
- Short or concise.
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kɝt/
Etymology
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.
Cognate with Dutch
kort
Cognate with German
kurz
Cognate with Galician
curto
Cognate with French
court
Cognate with Portuguese
curto
Cognate with Spanish
corto
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