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Added 9 October 2026

curt

/kɝt/ adjective

Latin root: curtus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about curt at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Brief or terse, especially to the point of being rude.
Short or concise.

verb

To cut, cut short, shorten.

Origin

From the Latin curtus (“shortened”). Cognate with Dutch kort, German kurz, Galician curto, French court, Italian corto, Portuguese curto, and Spanish corto. Doublet of short.

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