Modifies a noun

• reply: Back came the curt reply: Bennett wasn't interested.

• response: His curt response was met with a round of applause from animal dealers and vested interest groups in the audience.

• message: For a minute I stood there with the paper in my hands thinking out the meaning of this curt message.

• nod: I had planned to give him a curt nod and then check my computer to see if he had sent me an email.

• dismissal: My plea was met with a curt dismissal, " NO!

• note: They left a curt note attached to my pitch card.

Modifying Another Word

• rather: Upon my return, I sent a rather curt e-mail of complaint to the company involved.

• little: The lady on the desk was a little curt, but not offensively so, probably just her way!

• very: The very curt man on the line said ' No, not now, call back in five minutes ' .

• too: Indeed, in some places it is almost too spare and too curt in its bald simplicity.