Synonyms:
crisp, curt, laconic, terse
Meaning: brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to understand"
Synonyms:
brusque, brusk, curt, short(p)
Meaning: marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him"
Usage examples
He had such an eccentric fashion of being almost curt sometimes.
Fast upon the curt refusal of the Lord of Arkell came his message of defiance.
The stranger's only answer was a curt "Good-by," as his form vanished in the mist.
Whilst he gave these curt and concise orders, he had completed his change of attire.
Pronouncing these words in an extremely sharp tone, Captain Nemo gave me a curt bow.
He did not unfold his arms, he made sure of his bludgeon in his fist, by an imperceptible movement, and said in a curt, calm voice:
Wharton repeated the address, following it up by some rather curt directions as to the length and date of articles, to which Craven gave the minutest attention.
He said little of himself, but as he went on in short, curt sentences the picture grew more distinct, and to Virginia the man became more and more prominent in it.