curtly

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I realised the man was the minister for health, Dr Thet Khaing Win, and approached him for an interview but he curtly rejected my request.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2025

Asked in Shelbyville how he’s doing, McConnell replied curtly: “I’m great. How are you?”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2024

When Ms. Ford asked her curtly, “Who do you think you are, Cleopatra?”

From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2024

"Visibly and audibly irritated, Cannon curtly adjourned Nauta’s hearing, promising to issue a scheduling order calling for more briefing and another hearing," Roger Parloff wrote in a Monday article for Lawfare.

From Salon • Oct. 17, 2023

“I think I will go back to bed,” Snape said curtly.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling