curtly
adjectiveHow many syllables in curtly?
There are 2 syllables in the word curtly.How to pronounce curtly:
Definition of curtly:
- curtly (adjective):
- sparing of words terse
Synonyms for curtly:
abruptly
bluntly
briefly
briskly
brusquely
compactly
concisely
crisply
elliptically
exactly
gruffly
in a nutshell
in a word
in brief
in sum
laconically
pithily
precisely
rudely
sententiously
sharply
short
shortly
snappily
succinctly
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Antonyms for curtly:
at great length
at length
at undue length
ceremoniously
circuitously
circumlocutorily
convolutedly
deviously
diffusely
digressively
discursively
evasively
expansively
garrulously
grandiloquently
indirectly
lengthily
logorrheically
long-windedly
longwindedly
meanderingly
obliquely
periphrastically
permanently
pleonastically
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