curtly

/ˈkɜːtli/KURT-lee

/ˈkɝtli/KURT-lee

Meaningin a curt way

Common meaning: rudely briefly

curtdocked, clipped shortLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 504 · scan
lyadverb ending: in a way

Journey through time

Proto-Indo-European*skar- or *skal-‘shear, cut, cleave, scratch, dig’source
Latincurtus, -a, -um‘docked, clipped short’
Englishcurt‘rudely brief’
Englishformed in English from curtcurtly‘rudely briefly’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Formed in English from curt + -ly.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), CURT, p.148 · scan

Roots

curtus, -a, -um Latin “docked, clipped short”

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