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Curt vs Summary - What's the difference?

curt | summary | Synonyms |

As adjectives the difference between curt and summary

is that curt is brief or terse, especially to the point of being rude while summary is concise, brief or presented in a condensed form.

As a proper noun Curt

is a short form of the male given name Curtis.

As a noun summary is

an abstract or a condensed presentation of the substance of a body of material.

curt

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Brief or terse, especially to the point of being rude.
  • *
  • Short or concise.
  • Synonyms

    * (terse to the point of being rude) abrupt, blunt, brusque

    Derived terms

    * curtly * curtness * curtail

    Anagrams

    * English autological terms ----

    summary

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Concise, brief or presented in a condensed form
  • A summary review is in the appendix.
  • Performed speedily and without formal ceremony.
  • They used summary executions to break the resistance of the people.
  • (legal) Performed by cutting the procedures of a standard and fair trial.
  • Summary justice is bad justice.

    Noun

    (wikipedia summary) (summaries)
  • An abstract or a condensed presentation of the substance of a body of material.
  • Synonyms

    * upshot, bottom line, short form (slang)

    Derived terms

    * executive summary * management summary