[
UK
/kˈɜːtli/
]
[ US /ˈkɝtɫi/ ]
[ US /ˈkɝtɫi/ ]
ADVERB
-
in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
he said shortly that he didn't like it
he talked short with everyone
he told me curtly to get on with it
How To Use curtly In A Sentence
- A notice from Verizon underneath the eviction threats curtly informed her that it had been that way for at least a year.
- The bass player, an exceptionally tall, lean man with a bald head out of which sprouted a few knots of corkscrewed hair, looked a bit like Curtly Ambrose, the once-feared West Indies pace bowler.
- Then he got the call after two P.M. Some man who wouldn't give his name curtly stating that M.lanie needed him. The Other Daughter
- She arrived at her aimed destination and knocked curtly at the door.
- “Any questions or concerns that you have should be directed to my attorney, David Weisberg,” she said curtly. Larger Than Lyfe
- She nodded curtly at his comment but it did not penetrate her mind.
- Most accept Westerners though at peak times they're inclined to shoo you away curtly.
- Many of the people I address in Portuguese curtly respond in French.
- he told me curtly to get on with it
- The security officer manning the entrance curtly informed Misha that Ms. Mitchell was not receiving any visitors that day and Misha promptly commenced to curse him out. Larger Than Lyfe