Meaning of CURTNESS
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| | Definition: | | [n] an abrupt discourteous manner |
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| | Synonyms: | | abruptness, brusqueness, gruffness, shortness |
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| | See Also: | | discourtesy, rudeness | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Curt"ness\, n.
The quality of bing curt.
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| | Related Terms: | | abruptness, aggressiveness, bearishness, beastliness, bluntness, boorishness, brachylogy, brashness, brevity, briefness, brusqueness, brusquerie, churlishness, compactness, compendiousness, conciseness, concision, crispness, crustiness, dumbness, economy of words, gruffness, harshness, instantaneousness, laconicalness, laconism, littleness, lowness, muteness, nastiness, obmutescence, pauciloquy, pithiness, pointedness, quietness, quietude, reserve, roughness, sententiousness, severity, sharpness, short time, shortness, silence, sparingness of words, speechlessness, succinctness, summariness, surliness, taciturnity, terseness, transience, truculence, unloquaciousness, untalkativeness, wordlessness |
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