All 6 Uses

curt
in
A Thousand Splendid Suns
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Hunger made him curt, irritable, impatient.†
p. 78.9
Khala Rangmaal gave a curt nod.†
p. 113.3
Mujahideen militiamen patrolled the station and the curbside, barking curt orders here and there.†
p. 259.5
Beneath the burqa, the doctor shook her head curtly.†
p. 290.7 *

curtly = in a manner that uses few words or is abrupt and perhaps discourteous or rude
She remembered the shawls, the black skirts, the curt voice, how she used to wear her jet-black hair tied in a bun so that you could see the dark bristles on the back of her neck.†
p. 322.2
They listened to muted words passed, a squeaky plea, a curt retort, a door shut, the rattle of a key as it turned.†
p. 345.5

Definitions:

(1) (curt)
brief to the point of rudeness
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
Curt is also used as a first name for males.