Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Abrupt and curt in manner or speech; discourteously blunt. synonym: gruff.
from The Century Dictionary.
- See
brusk ,bruskly . - noun See
brusk , bruskness.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Rough and prompt in manner; blunt; abrupt; bluff.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Rudely
abrupt , unfriendly.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective marked by rude or peremptory shortness
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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'I suppose there would be no objection to the match if they do care for each other,' said Mrs. Wrottesley, in a manner that was often called brusque and had served to make her unpopular.
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His abord and behaviour answered extremely well the idea M. d'Arblay had given us of him, who in the word brusque rather meant unpolished in manners than harsh in character.
The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 3 Fanny Burney 1796
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He ischaracterized as brusque, taciturn, and often short-tempered demeanor.
Stuart Townsend, Ray Stevensen and Tadanobu Asano Join Marvel’s Thor 2009
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Service at Pfaffen could be charitably called brusque, and our waiter at zur Malzmühle was certainly cool.
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He ischaracterized as brusque, taciturn, and often short-tempered demeanor.
Jude Law and Robert DeNiro To Join Cast of Marvel’s Thor 2009
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His abord and behaviour answered extremely well the idea M. d'Arblay had given us of him, who in the word brusque rather meant unpolished in manners than harsh in character.
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Britain - another would recall brusque, high-handed rudeness.
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Hard liquor is on the drink menu but the brusque is the draw, with nearly 30 brews poured.
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Hard liquor is on the drink menu but the brusque is the draw, with nearly 30 brews poured.
CBS 2 - KCAL 9 - Los Angeles - Southern California - LA Breaking News, Weather, Traffic, Sports 2010
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Mike's a she, the sixty-something widow of a military officer, Jewish, kind of brusque, but I like her.
aykutkaraalioglu commented on the word brusque
it means rude
July 17, 2012
Arthurpod commented on the word brusque
"'Let's go.' Brusquely, (he) motioned for her to lead the way. She accepted his urgency with a nod, and started at once down the path"
Lord Foul's Bane, Chapter Five
July 29, 2012