brisk
quick and active; lively: brisk trading;a brisk walk.
sharp and stimulating: brisk weather;brisk wind.
to make or become brisk; liven (often followed by up).
Origin of brisk
1Other words for brisk
Opposites for brisk
Other words from brisk
- brisk·ly, adverb
- brisk·ness, noun
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How to use brisk in a sentence
There were brisk sales and crowds of people all day, with the probability of greater crowds and brisker sales in the evening.
The Cromptons | Mary J. HolmesThis done, we swung into the road that had been taken by the Federals and went forward at a somewhat brisker pace.
A Little Union Scout | Joel Chandler HarrisThen he remembered—without reassurement, rather with displeasure—that Val's pulses beat time to a brisker measure.
The Open Question | Elizabeth RobinsSo Mabel, with a definite object in view, started at a brisker pace toward Barclay's.
The Castaways of Pete's Patch | Carroll Watson RankinIn short, for many reasons Miss Townshend's book provides a far brisker entertainment than its cumbrous title would indicate.
British Dictionary definitions for brisk
/ (brɪsk) /
lively and quick; vigorous: a brisk walk; trade was brisk
invigorating or sharp: brisk weather
(often foll by up) to enliven; make or become brisk
Origin of brisk
1Derived forms of brisk
- briskly, adverb
- briskness, noun
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