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Curtly   /kˈərtli/   Listen
Curtly

adverb
1.
In a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner.  Synonyms: short, shortly.  "He talked short with everyone" , "He said shortly that he didn't like it"






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"Curtly" Quotes from Famous Books



... the least know," said Hampstead, curtly. Then he made another attempt. "These hounds don't go as far ...
— Marion Fay • Anthony Trollope

... finish," said Jenner, curtly. "I hired you to test-hop our new ship because you were the best pilot available. I'm not interested in your past, but most of the company's resources are sunk in that ship. If something goes wrong because the test pilot ...
— Faithfully Yours • Lou Tabakow

... end, and crossing the road, entered a large cafe. Here he sat before one of the marble-topped tables, and ordered some coffee. In a few minutes he was joined by another man, who handed his coat and hat to the waiter, and sat down with the air of one who was expected. Saton nodded, a little curtly. ...
— The Moving Finger • E. Phillips Oppenheim

... or, if the men did not wish to do this, to discharge them. This order did not in the least please Fremont. He attempted to open negotiations, but Kearny was in no manner disposed to talk. He said curtly that he had given his orders, and merely wished to know whether or not they would be obeyed. To this, and from one army officer to another, there could be but one answer, and that ...
— The Forty-Niners - A Chronicle of the California Trail and El Dorado • Stewart Edward White

... Dundee ordered curtly. After all, there was a limit to the careful courtesy one must show to Hamilton's ...
— Murder at Bridge • Anne Austin


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