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Wordnet 3.0

ADVERB (1)

1. in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner;
- Example: "he told me curtly to get on with it"
- Example: "he talked short with everyone"
- Example: "he said shortly that he didn't like it"
[syn: curtly, short, shortly]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Curtly \Curt"ly\ (k[^u]rt"l[y^]), adv.
   In a curt manner.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

curtly
    adv 1: in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner; "he told me
           curtly to get on with it"; "he talked short with
           everyone"; "he said shortly that he didn't like it" [syn:
           curtly, short, shortly]