0 the quality of seeming rude as a result of being very quick:
Claire's curtness made him wonder what he'd done wrong.
She knew instinctively that he cared, in spite of the curtness of his words.
Try to avoid curtness when responding to parents' concerns.
There was a curtness to her tone.
"That was last night’s order," said the commander, with military curtness.
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curtness
