"curtly" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From curt + -ly.",
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          "text": "She greeted me with a bright smile, and said: “Back already? Did you find it?” With a strong effort I mastered my emotion and replied curtly but civilly that the answer was in the negative. “No,” I said, “I did not find it.”",
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        "In a curt manner; tersely, almost rudely."
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  "word": "curtly"
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