curtly

So they were surprised when the staff curtly shot down their request without any explanation.

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

“Listen, what I talk to Russell about is none of your business,” he said curtly to a reporter.

Reid curtly batted away continued questions about the 20-17 defeat, where a rare offside penalty on wide receiver Kadarius Toney negated what would have been the go-ahead touchdown in the final minutes.

Driver curtly answered, “F— you. I don’t know. Next question.”