Abrupt vs. Curt
Abruptadjective
Broken away (from restraint).
Abruptadjective
Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious.
Abruptadjective
Curt in manner.
Abruptadjective
Having sudden transitions from one subject or state to another; unconnected; disjointed.
Abruptadjective
(obsolete) Broken off.
Abruptadjective
Extremely steep or craggy as if broken up; precipitous.
Abruptadjective
(botany) Suddenly terminating, as if cut off; truncate.
Abruptverb
To tear off or asunder.
Abruptverb
To interrupt suddenly.
Abruptnoun
(poetic) Something which is abrupt; an abyss.
Abruptadjective
Broken off; very steep, or craggy, as rocks, precipices, banks; precipitous; steep; as, abrupt places.
Abruptadjective
Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious.
Abruptadjective
Having sudden transitions from one subject to another; unconnected.
Abruptadjective
Suddenly terminating, as if cut off.
Abruptnoun
An abrupt place.
Abruptverb
To tear off or asunder.
Abruptadjective
marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions;
Abruptadjective
exceedingly sudden and unexpected;
Abruptadjective
extremely steep;
Abruptadjective
surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner;
Curtadjective
Brief or terse, especially to the point of being rude.
Curtadjective
Short or concise.
Curtverb
To cut, cut short, shorten.
Curtadjective
Characterized by excessive brevity; short; rudely concise; as, curt limits; a curt answer.
Curtadjective
marked by rude or peremptory shortness;
Curtadjective
brief and to the point; effectively cut short;
Curtadjective
rudely brief
