All 7 Uses of
curt
in
The Scarlet Pimpernel
- He bowed very low, whilst the Prince returned his salute with a curt nod of the head.†
Chpt 11
- Womanly decorum would have suggested Marguerite should return coldness for coldness, and should sweep past him without another word, only with a curt nod of her head: but womanly instinct suggested that she should remain—that keen instinct, which makes a beautiful woman conscious of her powers long to bring to her knees the one man who pays her no homage.†
Chpt 16
- She stood on the landing, turning over and over in her hand this curt and mysterious epistle, her mind a blank, her nerves strained with agitation and a presentiment she could not very well have explained.†
Chpt 17
- "Not listening?" asked Chauvelin, curtly.†
Chpt 24 *curtly = in a manner that uses few words or is abrupt and perhaps discourteous or rude
- Chauvelin spoke curtly and to the point, and every word he uttered struck at Marguerite's heart like the death-knell of her fondest hopes.†
Chpt 24
- Whilst he gave these curt and concise orders, he had completed his change of attire.†
Chpt 26
- "Read it, sergeant," said the latter curtly.†
Chpt 30curtly = in a manner that uses few words or is abrupt and perhaps discourteous or rude
Definition:
brief to the point of rudeness