transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkərt ]
adjective
Etymology: Latin curtus mutilated, curtailed — more at shear
Date: 1630
1.
a. : sparing of words : terse
wrote curt precise sentences
b. : marked by rude or peremptory shortness : brusque
a curt refusal
2. : shortened in linear dimension
Synonyms: see bluff
• curt·ly adverb
• curt·ness noun