brisk

[ brisk ]

/ brɪsk /

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adjective, brisk·er, brisk·est.

quick and active; lively: brisk trading;a brisk walk.

sharp and stimulating: brisk weather;brisk wind.

(of liquors) effervescing vigorously: brisk cider.

abrupt; curt: I was surprised by her rather brisk tone.

verb (used with or without object), brisked, brisk·ing.

to make or become brisk; liven (often followed by up).

OTHER WORDS FOR brisk

1 spry, energetic, alert.

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OPPOSITES FOR brisk

1 languid.

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Origin of brisk

First recorded in 1580–90; of uncertain origin

OTHER WORDS FROM brisk

brisk·ly, adverbbrisk·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. Holmes
This 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 Harris
Then he remembered—without reassurement, rather with displeasure—that Val's pulses beat time to a brisker measure.
The Open Question|Elizabeth Robins
So Mabel, with a definite object in view, started at a brisker pace toward Barclay's.
The Castaways of Pete's Patch|Carroll Watson Rankin

In short, for many reasons Miss Townshend's book provides a far brisker entertainment than its cumbrous title would indicate.
Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol 150, February 9, 1916|Various

British Dictionary definitions for brisk

brisk

/ (brɪsk) /

adjective

lively and quick; vigorousa brisk walk; trade was brisk

invigorating or sharpbrisk weather

verb

(often foll by up) to enliven; make or become brisk

Derived forms of brisk

briskly, adverbbriskness, noun

Word Origin for brisk

C16: probably variant of brusque

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