curt

Meanings

Adjective

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

Verb

To cut, cut short, shorten.

Origin

From the Latin curtus. Cognate with Dutch kort, German kurz, Galician curto, Italian corto, Portuguese curto, and Spanish corto. short.

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