curt

How to use curt in a sentence

The man who called me, a long-retired Chicago police officer, was alternately charming and curt.

Curt as is the cable it has yet scope to show up a little more of our great K.'s outfit.

It seemed to her that she had lived for a century since the few hours before when Madame Malmaison had given her a curt dismissal.

"That will do," said Halyard, ungraciously, which curt phrase was apparently the usual dismissal for the nurse.

Had it not been for occasional curt, illuminative questions, Peter Gross might have thought him asleep.

THE ARGUS PHEASANTJOHN CHARLES BEECHAM

There came the hard, curt questions and the command: "Outside—hurry!"

The superintendent entered a curt denial to her implied charge.

THE HIGHGRADERWILLIAM MACLEOD RAINE

He gave curt commands and the others obeyed him without a word.

THE HIGHGRADERWILLIAM MACLEOD RAINE

In most cases he is deplorably curt of speech and brusque of deportment.

Agnes stared down at the curt, cold little paragraph with excited horror.

SYNONYM OF THE DAY

OCTOBER 26, 1985