curtly 1adverbdomain: all adverbsPrinceton WordNet [ver.3.1]EnglishDefinitionin a curt, abrupt and discourteous mannerReport errorPath to highest hypernymMorphologySynset graphExamples1.he talked short with everyone2.he said shortly that he didn't like it3.he told me curtly to get on with itSynonymsshort 7in a curt, abrupt and discourteous mannershortly 3in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner