kurzerhand

C1 Adverb frequency rank #7,236

What kurzerhand means

Adverb

without further ado, without a second thought
curtly, abruptly

Pronunciation

kurzerhand in a sentence

Er hat die Einladung kurzerhand abgelehnt.

He turned down the invitation without a second thought.

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kurzerhand is C1 German — advanced vocabulary, ranked #7,236 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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