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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 curt /ˈkɝt/
 (a.)簡略的,簡短的,生硬的

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Curt a.  Characterized by excessive brevity; short; rudely concise; as, curt limits; a curt answer.
    The curt, yet comprehensive reply.   --W. Irving.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 curt
      adj 1: marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a
             less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl
             was very short with him" [syn: brusque, brusk, short(p)]
      2: brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp
         retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the
         laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to
         understand" [syn: crisp, laconic, terse]