素っ気ない
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Meanings
cold, short, curt, blunt
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Her replies are always curt.
He rejected my proposal with a blunt attitude.
You don't have to be so cold, do you?
A single curt remark from a superior can greatly undermine the morale of subordinates.
I later learned that the reason she had been so cold was simply because she was tired.
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