curt

curt is a 4-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Characterized by excessive brevity; short; rudely concise; as, curt limits; a curt answer. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 6 · Words With Friends 8 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Characterized by excessive brevity; short; rudely concise; as, curt limits; a curt answer.
2. adjective. brief and to the point; effectively cut short

   "a crisp retort"

   "a response so curt as to be almost rude"

   Synonyms: crisp, laconic, terse

3. adjective. marked by rude or peremptory shortness

   "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"

   "a curt reply"

   Synonyms: brusk, brusque, short

Synonyms

crisp, laconic, terse, brusk, brusque, short

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in curt:

crut

Common word forms

curtal, curted, curter, curtly, curtest, curtise, curtness

Words from these letters

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