brusque
or brusk
abrupt in manner; blunt; rough: A brusque welcome greeted his unexpected return.
Origin of brusque
1synonym study For brusque
Other words for brusque
Other words from brusque
- brusque·ly, adverb
- brusque·ness, noun
Words Nearby brusque
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How to use brusque in a sentence
He identifies as “brusque” like other New York City residents.
Those who have interacted with him describe him as brusque, eccentric, clenched.
And McCauley was surely friendlier that his brusque air of command indicated.
The Strange and Mysterious Death of Mrs. Jerry Lee Lewis | Richard Ben Cramer | January 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhatever shortcomings the sometimes brusque Abramson has as a manager, she just led the paper to four Pulitzers.
She is frequently described in the press with such adjectives as “brusque,” “aggressive,” and “undiplomatic in the extreme.”
"I thought you wouldn't like the bed," she said, with the brusque familiarity of an old servant and friend.
A Butterfly on the Wheel | Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger GullShe assumed, however, a tone almost brusque, artificially airy and unimportant.
Mrs. Falchion, Complete | Gilbert ParkerThe brusque and rather timid young officer is lionized in the drawing-room of Madame Tallien.
Napoleon's Young Neighbor | Helen Leah ReedHe spoke in brusque tones, and he looked at Mina as if he did not know what she might be doing there.
Tristram of Blent | Anthony HopeIn most cases he is deplorably curt of speech and brusque of deportment.
The Arena | Various
British Dictionary definitions for brusque
/ (bruːsk, brʊsk) /
blunt or curt in manner or speech
Origin of brusque
1Derived forms of brusque
- brusquely, adverb
- brusqueness or rare brusquerie (ˈbruːskərɪ), noun
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