Meaning & use
Curtness
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The quality of being abrupt, brief, or rude in speech or manner, often to the point of seeming impolite.
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His curtness on the phone made the customer feel unwelcome.
She apologized later for the curtness of her reply during the meeting.
A note on using this word
From "curt," which comes from Latin "curtus," meaning "shortened" or "cut short."
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