for when someone is speaking to you..
not in quite a condescending manner but they are very short,unfriendly with you
i.e=like the way alot of the staff in a doctors office talks to people,
i wouldnt exactly say the receptionist was ''condescending'' to me but she was very short,cold,unfriendly
whats a professional way to word this??
2007-10-23 08:31:34 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
wow= all of you who said curt when i first looked at that i thought it said cu$t lol
and i was thinking exactly!!!,but thats not the professional word!!! hahaha
2007-10-23 08:44:57 · update #1
patonizing
2007-10-23 08:33:50 · answer #1 · answered by WC 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
ok, well you're talking about me - not that we've actually met! Just call me uncaring. I can call myself other things but that's the most professional word I can think of at the moment.
2007-10-23 15:37:26 · answer #2 · answered by T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My answer would be either the slang term "snippy" or the word patronizing, because if they are ln an unfriendly matter, then it's probably a choice of these.
2007-10-23 15:35:51 · answer #3 · answered by DoodleBug 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Curt.
2007-10-23 15:34:43 · answer #4 · answered by Heather 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"The receptionist did not seem interested in helping me, only with processing me."
2007-10-23 15:36:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i call it blunt, to the point, cut and dried. i have a tendency to speak like this at times...it's not meant to be rude...it's expedient...a time saver in a busy environment.
2007-10-23 15:44:14 · answer #6 · answered by Cheryl E 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
curt
2007-10-23 15:34:55 · answer #7 · answered by B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
curt
2007-10-23 15:34:55 · answer #8 · answered by nanny chris w 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
curt
2007-10-23 15:34:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
patronizing means condescending.
I think what you have described is more like "discourteous" or "abrupt"
2007-10-23 15:41:06 · answer #10 · answered by ozinnz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
for a receptionist, it would be unprofessional...someone not in a professional capacity, it would be snide...
2007-10-23 15:35:56 · answer #11 · answered by madsmaha1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋