D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Curt

/(kŭrt)/ · IPA /kɝt/
01 a. Characterized by excessive brevity; short; rudely concise; as, curt limits; a curt answer.
  1. 1.
    Characterized by excessive brevity; short; rudely concise; as, curt limits; a curt answer.
    “The curt, yet comprehensive reply.” W. Irving.