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 — 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
