different between curt vs ungentle
curt
English
Etymology
From the Latin curtus (“shortened”). Cognate with German kurz, Galician corto, Italian corto, Portuguese curto, and Spanish corto. Doublet of short.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /k?t/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /k??t/
- Rhymes: -??(?)t
- Homophone: Kurt
Adjective
curt (comparative curter, superlative curtest)
- Brief or terse, especially to the point of being rude.
- Synonym: brusque
- Short or concise.
Translations
Verb
curt (third-person singular simple present curts, present participle curting, simple past and past participle curted)
- (obsolete, rare) To cut, cut short, shorten.
- 1608, Josuah Sylvester, Du Bartas his divine weekes and workes
- Curting thy life, hee takes thy Card away.
- 1608, Josuah Sylvester, Du Bartas his divine weekes and workes
Derived terms
- curtly
- curtness
- curtail
Related terms
- shirt
- short
- skirt
References
- An historical dictionary
Anagrams
- crut
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin curtus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /?ku?t/
- (Central) IPA(key): /?kurt/
- Homophone: kurd
Adjective
curt (feminine curta, masculine plural curts, feminine plural curtes)
- short
- Antonym: llarg
Derived terms
Further reading
- “curt” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “curt” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “curt” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “curt” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Friulian
Etymology
From Latin curtus.
Adjective
curt m (feminine curte, masculine plural curts, feminine plural curtis)
- short
Related terms
- scurtâ
Ladin
Etymology
From Latin curtus.
Adjective
curt m (feminine singular curta, masculine plural cursc, feminine plural curtes)
- brief, short
Related terms
- scurter
Old French
Noun
curt f (oblique plural curz or curtz, nominative singular curt, nominative plural curz or curtz)
- (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of cort
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ungentle
English
Etymology
From un- +? gentle.
Adjective
ungentle (comparative more ungentle, superlative most ungentle)
- Showing a lack of gentleness, kindness or compassion.
- Synonyms: cruel, harsh, rough, unkind
- 1551, Ralph Robinson (translator), Utopia by Thomas More, London: Abraham Vele, Book 1,[1]
- […] Moyses lawe, thoughe it were vngentle and sharpe […] yet it punnyshed thefte by the purse, and not wyth deathe.
- c. 1597, William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 1, Act V, Scene 1,[2]
- You have […] made us doff our easy robes of peace,
- To crush our old limbs in ungentle steel:
- 1770, Francis Gentleman, The Dramatic Censor, London: J. Bell, Volume 2, p. 110,[3]
- […] a well-conceived squabble arises, and very ungentle terms ensue:
- 1848, Anne Brontë, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, London: T. C. Newby, Volume 2, Chapter , p. 253,[4]
- At length, however, the boisterous pastime terminated—suddenly, as might be expected: the little one was hurt and began to cry; and its ungentle playfellow tossed it into its mother’s lap, bidding her “make all straight.”
- 1993, Vikram Seth, A Suitable Boy, New York: HarperCollins, Chapter 12.16, p. 805,[5]
- ‘Dagh Sahib, a woman by herself—what place can she find in an ungentle world?’
- (obsolete) Not acting according to accepted ethics or standards of behaviour.
- Synonyms: base, villainous, wicked
- 1548, Edward Hall, The Union of the Two Noble and Illustre Famelies of Lancastre and Yorke, London: Richard Grafton, King Henry VI, year 15, p. 135,[6]
- […] this vngentle prince, and forgetfull frend, puttyng in obliuion, bothe the dutie of his obeysaunce, toward his souereigne and liege lorde, and the oth and promise, that he made to kyng Henry, […] turned his backe to his frend and kynsman, and loked to the French part, whiche neuer did hym honor nor profite,
- 1579, Anthony Munday, The Mirrour of Mutabilitie, London: John Allde, Book 2,[7]
- What more deceit? then look thy Fréend in face:
- And woork his death, in most vngentle case.
- c. 1590, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 2, Act III, Scene 2,[8]
- Ungentle queen, to call him gentle Suffolk!
- No more, I say: if thou dost plead for him,
- Thou wilt but add increase unto my wrath.
- 1629, John Ford, The Lover’s Melancholy, London: H. Seile, Act III, Scene 1, p. 42,[9]
- I will reward thee:
- But as for him, vngentle Boy, Ile whip
- His falshood with a vengeance.
Derived terms
- ungentleness
- ungently
Translations
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