He accepted a gin rickey, but declined rather curtly the suggestion of a little spree over Sunday to a resort on the Cape which formerly he would have found enticing.
Mr. Flint, as curtly as the barest politeness allowed.
But the kindly physician, who gladly aided even the poorest sufferer, curtly and positively refused.
He'd curtly given his destination as Orede, from which the death-ship had come.
He flipped the outside-speaker switch and said curtly into the microphone; "Coffee!
A man brought me some breakfast, but he would not answer the questions I put to him; and when I asked to see the chief, I wascurtly told that I should see him when he wished to see me, and not before.
He said this very curtly as he opened the door again and led me to a room across the hall.
Bell told her curtlywhat had happened with the steamer captain.
And I hate him," said the smith, curtly and resolutely.
Ulrich must go to the monastery, so Benedictus curtly declared with the utmost positiveness, after the smith had finished his work.
If I should happen to speak shortly or curtly any time please overlook it if you can and I will do the same with you.
Then a tug and steam pump arrived from Tampa and on board the tug was a United States marshal who curtly ordered them away from the schooner.
There was nothing for it but to invite him to partake, which Allison did as curtly as he dared, considering that the intruder was one of his major professors, and hoping sincerely that he would refuse.
The prince-royal was curtly told that, as rebel to his father, he had no authority, and when the Wazir of Oude arrived in support of the claim, both he and the prince were as curtly and decidedly beaten.
Corrigan stopped at his office in the bank, noddingcurtly to Braman.
Corrigan had been on time; he had nodded curtly to Trevison when he had entered to take the chair in which he now sat, and had smiled when Trevison had deliberately turned his back.
I'll tell you about it later," he curtly replied, attacking the salad again.
I curtly thanked him, begged him to excuse me, and hastily withdrew.
As before, no farewell greetings were exchanged, but the guests departed after curtly nodding to their host.
I looked steadily at the house for a moment or two, then curtly ordered my companion to proceed, still, however, retaining a firm hold of his arm.
Mr. Sims raised his eyebrows, and curtly commanded his satellite to leave the room.
The Mexican sheriff, resolutely interposed between him and the opening, drew his revolver and curtly said: "Pardon!
On the night of his return, tired, dusty and with a sullen anger burning in his heart, he somewhat curtly declined her invitation to dine, pleading fatigue and the necessity of a conference with his men.
He promptly called in the flank guards, and curtlytold the whole of the band that it was time to march.
On attending for work on the following evening, at the usual hour, Max and Dale were curtly informed that they would not be required for another week at least.
They all put their names down except Paulsberg, who curtly refused.
Irgens turned to Milde and told him curtly that there were certain impertinences which even friends were not supposed to submit to--was that clear enough?
And after dinner, when he produced the volume of Emerson and began to read aloud, she curtly asked him to be quiet.
The curate sent for me, and fearing another scene I greeted him curtly in Tagalog.
To judge from the tone of his voice, however, even in the world it really did belong to him, and the lieutenant, either to keep out of trouble or to avoid sitting between two friars, curtly declined.
Although one-eyed, the stranger easily bore away the prize, and, when the sheriff offered to take him into his service, curtly rejoined no man should ever be his master.
His tones, however, had not softened when he asked curtly after a moment: "What is the meaning of it all?
She made him an excellent cup of coffee, and he had told her curtly that she could stay.
She was startled and annoyed, curtly dismissed him as her attorney and undertook the management of her own business affairs.
The day she had curtly dismissed him as her attorney he was elated with the first assurance his associates had given him that he would be the next Governor of New York.
She jerked it free, curtly saying, "No, thank you.
He curtly told the captain of the privateer that the fort was in the hands of the Americans, and called upon him to surrender his vessel forthwith.
Curtly informing his astounded visitor that he was on a United States man-of-war, Porter ordered the gunners to fire two shots close to the privateer.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "curtly" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: abruptly; briefly; curtly; economically; harshly; pointedly; shortly; summarily
