curtly

/kˈɝtli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

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adv

"She greeted me with a bright smile, and said: “Back already? Did you find it?” With a strong effort I mastered my emotion and replied curtly but civilly that the answer was in the negative. “No,” I said, “I did not find it.”"

Etymology tree English curt Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English curtly From curt + -ly.

more curtly (comparative) most curtly (superlative)

shortly short

kirtley

overtly covertly wortley alertly kirtley birtley

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How do you pronounce curtly?

The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɝtli/.

What does curtly mean?

In a curt manner; tersely, almost rudely.

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How to pronounce curtly

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