[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

curtness \curt"ness\, n.
   the quality of bing curt.
   1913 webster curtsey

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

curtness
     n : an abrupt discourteous manner syn: abruptness, brusqueness,
          gruffness, shortness
see also:
abruptness brusqueness gruffness shortness 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

56 moby thesaurus words for "curtness":
   abruptness, aggressiveness, bearishness, beastliness, bluntness,
   boorishness, brachylogy, brashness, brevity, briefness,
   brusqueness, brusquerie, churlishness, compactness,
   compendiousness, conciseness, concision, crispness, crustiness,
   dumbness, economy of words, gruffness, harshness,
   instantaneousness, laconicalness, laconism, littleness, lowness,
   muteness, nastiness, obmutescence, pauciloquy, pithiness,
   pointedness, quietness, quietude, reserve, roughness,
   sententiousness, severity, sharpness, short time, shortness,
   silence, sparingness of words, speechlessness, succinctness,
   summariness, surliness, taciturnity, terseness, transience,
   truculence, unloquaciousness, untalkativeness, wordlessness

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