The meaning of CURT is sparing of words : terse. How to use curt in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Curt.

Curt definition: a male given name, form of Curtis.. See examples of CURT used in a sentence.

/ kɝːt / Add to word list If someone's manner or speech is curt, it is rude as a result of being very quick: to give a curt nod / reply

If you describe someone as curt, you mean that they speak or reply in a brief and rather rude way. Her tone of voice was curt.

Definition of curt adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

1. Rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner: was curt and businesslike in the meeting; acknowledged him with a curt nod. See Synonyms at gruff. 2. Terse or condensed: a curt text …

You should use the adjective curt to describe a way of speaking that’s brief and blunt. Curt often just means "terse." In fact it comes from the Latin word curtus, which means “cut short, abridged.”