Crossword clues for curtness
curtness
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Curtness \Curt"ness\, n. The quality of bing curt.
Wiktionary
n. The state of being curt
WordNet
n. an abrupt discourteous manner [syn: abruptness, brusqueness, gruffness, shortness]
Usage examples of "curtness".
He could think of only one possible reason for the curtness, but it was a reason so unlikely that he was fain to reject it.
Perhaps that curtness was, after all, the official wrapping that enclosed warmth and love and protected them from the eyes of strangers.
His curtness she could meet and match with her own flippancy, guarding herself as with a fencers foil.
The toneless curtness of Sisko's recorded voice told Dax just how grim the situation must be.
With her usual curtness, Hayman had introduced the middle-aged Vulcan woman just as T'Kreng, letting Sisko deduce from her civilian robe and platinum medallion that she must be a member of the Vulcan Science Academy.
Only when he had finished did Taen realize his curtness was rooted in distress.
The inventory included his annoying table manners, his curtness to her friends and relatives, his disrespect for her religion, his violent jealousy, his cheap and repeated adulteries, his habit of premature ejaculation and of course his rancid choice of cologne.