curt
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A few unnecessarily curt speech interruptions threatened the calm, but mainly, this was a smoothly run machine of a show, devoid of mishaps.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026
Chalamet’s words were curt, but his opinion was only further muddled by the clip being spread out of context.
From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2026
When he came off the ice, the hug from Tutberidze seemed curt.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2026
The rhythm section remained taut and rigid—live musicians mimicking the curt slap of hip-hop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2025
In one of his rare curt letters, Lord Balon had written of his youngest brother going down in a storm, and turning holy when he washed up safe on shore.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
Karim gave a curt reply in Russian, which the soldier returned with an even curter retort.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
"See here, Mr. Jarnock," I said, perhaps rather curter than I should have done, considering what I had to say.
From Carnacki, the Ghost Finder by Hodgson, William Hope
It is true they must have resorted, not unfrequently, to curter forms, much after the fashion of the now almost forgotten nick forms of the Plantagenet days.
From Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature by Bardsley, Charles W.
Maybe the possessive form of address: "Mon general," "mon capitaine," helps the idea, which our men cloke in other and curter phrases.
From France at War On the Frontier of Civilization by Kipling, Rudyard
The woman’s voice was curter, and the uninviting muzzle of a bull-terrier was thrust out between the door and the woman’s skirts.
From Seven Miles to Arden by Sawyer, Ruth
Luis Enrique thought for a couple of seconds, looked straight back at the questioner, and gave the curtest of replies.
From Fox News ● Jul. 5, 2021
He came from behind a sea of maps to grant the curtest interview I have ever had.
From Time Magazine Archive
With the curtest of nods and a brusque "adieu" the Walloon turned away.
From The Son of His Mother by Viebig, Clara
To all but the Agent Seth vouchsafed the curtest of replies, and to him he made only a slight concession.
From The Watchers of the Plains A Tale of the Western Prairies by Cullum, Ridgwell
They replied with the curtest of nods, and I attended them from the house.
From First Person Paramount by Pratt, Ambrose
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The New SAT: Words to Capture Tone
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