All curtate synonyms
cur·tate
C c adj curtate
- precise — definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed: precise directions.
- short-lived — living or lasting only a little while.
- brief — Something that is brief lasts for only a short time.
- terse — neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- abbreviated — made into a shorter form
- condensed — A condensed book, explanation, or piece of information has been made shorter, usually by including only the most important parts.
- fleeting — swift; rapid: to be fleet of foot; a fleet horse.
- abbreviate — If you abbreviate something, especially a word or a piece of writing, you make it shorter.
- pointed — having a point or points: a pointed arch.
- little — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
- summary — a comprehensive and usually brief abstract, recapitulation, or compendium of previously stated facts or statements.
- bare — If a part of your body is bare, it is not covered by any clothing.
- diminished — to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
- compressed — Compressed air or gas is squeezed into a small space or container and is therefore at a higher pressure than normal. It is used especially as a source of power for machines.
- lessened — to become less.
- curtailed — to cut short; cut off a part of; abridge; reduce; diminish.
- compendious — containing or stating the essentials of a subject in a concise form; succinct
- concise — Something that is concise says everything that is necessary without using any unnecessary words.
- cut short — to stop abruptly before the end
- laconic — using few words; expressing much in few words; concise: a laconic reply.
- momentary — lasting but a moment; very brief; fleeting: a momentary glimpse.
- pithy — brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; full of vigor, substance, or meaning; terse; forcible: a pithy observation.
- sententious — abounding in pithy aphorisms or maxims: a sententious book.
- short and sweet — having little length; not long.
- succinct — expressed in few words; concise; terse.
- aphoristic — of, relating to, or resembling an aphorism
- short-term — covering or applying to a relatively short period of time.
- undersized — smaller than the usual or normal size.
- in a nutshell — the shell of a nut.
- prolong — to lengthen out in time; extend the duration of; cause to continue longer: to prolong one's stay abroad.
- unsustained — to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of, as a structure.
adjective curtate
- abridged — An abridged book or play has been made shorter by removing some parts of it.
- summarised — to make a summary of; state or express in a concise form.