curtness

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• Curtness — Curt ness, n. The quality of bing curt. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• curtness — index disrespect Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• curtness — curt ► ADJECTIVE ▪ noticeable or rudely brief. DERIVATIVES curtly adverb curtness noun. ORIGIN Latin curtus cut short, abridged …   English terms dictionary

• curtness — noun see curt …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• curtness — See curtly. * * * …   Universalium

• curtness — noun The state of being curt …   Wiktionary

• curtness — Synonyms and related words: abruptness, aggressiveness, bearishness, beastliness, bluntness, boorishness, brachylogy, brashness, brevity, briefness, brusqueness, brusquerie, churlishness, compactness, compendiousness, conciseness, concision,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• curtness — n. brevity, gruffness, bluntness …   English contemporary dictionary

• curtness — curt·ness …   English syllables

• curtness — noun an abrupt discourteous manner (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑abruptness, ↑brusqueness, ↑gruffness, ↑shortness • Derivationally related forms: ↑short (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• brusquerie — [brüs kə rē′] n. 〚Fr < brusque: see BRUSQUE〛 brusqueness; curtness * * * brus·que·rie (brüs kə rēʹ) n. Curtness or bluntness of manner.   [French, from brusque …   Universalium