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

Her curt weekly directive was to take one from the pile and stick it in wrapping paper.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

When I did respond, via WhatsApp message, she was curt: “Hello, you finally replied to my message. I thought you were taken away by aliens.”

From Slate • Aug. 4, 2025

The ink would not flow properly, and all his words seemed curt and crude and clumsy, yet he persisted.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin