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curtly

[ kurt-lee ]

adverb

  1. so briefly or stiffly as to seem rude or snippy; tersely: Saying nothing, she nodded curtly at me and pointed to one of the two chairs.

    The officer saw my foreign passport and curtly ordered me to step aside.

    Saying nothing, she nodded curtly at me and pointed to one of the two chairs.



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When Ms. Ford asked her curtly, “Who do you think you are, Cleopatra?â€

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“Listen, what I talk to Russell about is none of your business,†he said curtly to a reporter.

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Reid curtly batted away continued questions about the 20-17 defeat, where a rare offside penalty on wide receiver Kadarius Toney negated what would have been the go-ahead touchdown in the final minutes.

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Driver curtly answered, “F— you. I don’t know. Next question.â€

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“Of course I’m concerned. She couldn’t walk off the pitch,†she said before curtly responding to White’s claim that there was no backup plan in place at the Euros.

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