Curtly
Curtly adverb - In a few words.
Usage example: the beleaguered mayor curtly answered all questions with a simple “No comment”
Sententiously and curtly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sententiously" instead an adverb "Curtly".
Nearby Word: curt
Sententiously
Sententiously adverb - In a pithy sententious manner.
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Synonyms for Sententiously
Curtly and sententiously are semantically related. You can use "Curtly" instead an adverb "Sententiously".
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Related pairs
- shortly and curtly
- shortly and sententiously
- briefly and curtly
- briefly and sententiously
- concisely and curtly
- concisely and sententiously
- compactly and curtly
- compactly and sententiously
- succinctly and curtly
- succinctly and sententiously
- crisply and curtly
- crisply and sententiously
- laconically and curtly
- laconically and sententiously
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Sententiously and Curtly. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/curtly/sententiously
Curtly & Sententiously. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/curtly/sententiously>.
Sententiously or Curtly. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/curtly/sententiously.
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