Curt vs Tart - What's the difference?
curt | tart | Related terms |
Brief or terse, especially to the point of being rude.
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Short or concise.
Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.
(of wine) high or too high in acidity.
(figuratively) Sharp; keen; severe.
A type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie.
(British, slang) A prostitute.
(British, slang, derogatory) By extension, any woman with loose sexual morals.
To practice prostitution
To practice promiscuous sex
To dress garishly, ostentatiously, whorish,or slutty
Curt is a related term of tart.
As a proper noun curt
is a short form of the male given name curtis.As an adjective tart is
sharp to the taste; acid; sour.As a noun tart is
a type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie or tart can be (british|slang) a prostitute.As a verb tart is
to practice prostitution.curt
English
Adjective
(er)Synonyms
* (terse to the point of being rude) abrupt, blunt, brusqueDerived terms
* curtly * curtness * curtailAnagrams
* English autological terms ----tart
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) tart, from (etyl) .Adjective
(er)- I ate a very tart apple.
- He gave me a very tart reply.