Communication Styles And Tone

adverb in a terse and rude manner

• The professor curtly dismissed the student's question during the lecture.
• She just curtly told him to leave her alone.
• He responded curtly with a simple 'whatever'.
• Her words cut through the tension in the room, landing curtly on his ears.

adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb by indicating manner, time, place, or degree

• She spoke crossly to the employee who had made a mistake.
• He looked at me crossly when I accidentally bumped into him.
• My mom yelled at me crossly for coming home late.
• The dark clouds loomed crossly in the sky, threatening a storm.