CURTLY Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com CURTLY definition: so briefly or stiffly as to seem rude or snippy; tersely: Saying nothing, she nodded curtly at me and pointed to one of the two chairs See examples of curtly used in a sentence
CURTLY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary He gestured curtly to me to come in "I need to talk to you," Ross told her curtly The officer gave Dad another look and then curtly dismissed us
CURTLY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary But after he had thanked the officer who had returned Maryse Rose, he ordered her curtly indoors He reported himself and was curtly gestured to wait in a corner of the barn where most activity seemed to be 4 meanings: 1 in a manner that is rudely blunt and brief; abruptly 2 in a short or concise manner 1 rudely blunt and brief;
Curtly Definition Meaning | YourDictionary In a curt manner; tersely, almost rudely He nodded curtly at the guard and closed the door, not hearing her approach He nodded curtly, as if expecting the response The governor of Arkansas curtly refused its quota Chile replied by curtly demanding the annulment of the secret treaty and an assurance of Peruvian neutrality