Open English Wordnet
Adjectives
(s)brusque, brusk, curt, shortmarked by rude or peremptory shortness“try to cultivate a less brusque manner”,
“a curt reply”,
“the salesgirl was very short with him” (s)crisp, curt, laconic, tersebrief and to the point; effectively cut short“a crisp retort”,
“a response so curt as to be almost rude”,
“the laconic reply: ‘yes’”,
“short and terse and easy to understand”