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Definition/Meaning

(adjective)

blunt, snappy or rudely terse;

e.g. The CEO's reply to the manager was curt.

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Similar Words

Abrupt

Bluff

Blunt

Brief

Brusque

Caddish

Capsule

Compact

Compendious

Concise

Crisp

Crusty

Downright

Elliptical

Incisive

Laconic

Lippy

Monosyllabic

Pithy

Point-blank

Sententious

Sharp-tongued

Short

Snippy

Spiky

Succinct

Summary

Terse

Thumbnail

Tongue-in-cheek

Unceremonious

Undesigning

Unsubtle

Well-turned

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Opposite Words

Affable

Circuitous

Civil

Considerate

Cordial

Courteous

Courtly

Cultivated

Diffuse

Diplomatic

Embroidered

Exaggerated

Gallant

Garrulous

Gracious

Hospitable

Inflated

Long

Long-winded

Longish

Loquacious

Oblong

Overscale

Polished

Politic

Prolix

Rambling

Redundant

Refined

Repetitious

Smooth

Sociable

Suave

Tactful

Talkative

Tautological

Verbose

Voluble

Wordy

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Related Words

Abbreviated

Abridged

Abrupt

Acerb

Acerbic

Acid

Acidic

Acidulous

Acrid

Arch

Archer

Artless

Audacious

Barbed

Biting

Blunt

Bold

Bold-faced

Brash

Brassbound

Brassy

Brazen

Brazen-faced

Brief

Brusque

Candid

Caustic

Cheeky

Closemouthed

Cocksure

Cocky

Condensed

Corrosive

Crass

Cutting

Direct

Discourteous

Earnest

Forthcoming

Forthright

Foursquare

Frank

Free-spoken

Fresh

Gruff

Honest

Ill-bred

Ill-mannered

Impertinent

Impolite

Impudent

Inconsiderate

Insensitive

Insolent

Laconic

Low

Mannered

Meaningful

Meaty

Mordant

Nervy

Open

Openhearted

Out-front

Outspoken

Plain

Plainspoken

Point-blank

Pungent

Reserved

Reticent

Rough

Rude

Sarcastic

Sardonic

Sassy

Satiric

Saucy

Scalding

Scathing

Sharp

Short

Significant

Sincere

Smart aleck

Smart-mouthed

Snappish

Snarky

Snippety

Snippy

Straight

Straight-out

Straightforward

Substantial

Tactless

Tart

Terse

Thoughtless

Tight-lipped

Uncalled-for

Uncivil

Uncouth

Undiplomatic

Ungracious

Unguarded

Unhandsome

Unmannered

Unmannerly

Unreserved

Up-front

Well-turned

Wise

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