briskly

[ brisk-lee ]

/ ˈbrɪsk li /

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in a quick, active, or vigorous way:Health experts recommend walking briskly for at least 30 minutes a day.Faroese music seems to sell briskly in Iceland.

in a sharp and stimulating way:The wind was blowing briskly as we started out on our early morning hike.

in an abrupt or curt way:When we finally finished eating, the irritated guards briskly yanked away our trays and stormed out.

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Origin of briskly

brisk + -ly

Words nearby briskly

brise-soleil, Brisingamen, brisk, brisken, brisket, briskly, brisling, Brisso, Brissot, bristle, bristlebird

How to use briskly in a sentence

If rates may remain low for a long time, it probably means demand for capital is weak because companies, and hence the economy, are running in place instead of briskly expanding.
Investing legends Carl Icahn and Jeremy Grantham see a stock market bubble|Shawn Tully|January 8, 2021|Fortune
The thread gained more than 25,000 retweets in a few hours on Thursday and continues to be shared at a brisk pace.
How an internet lie about the Capitol invasion turned into an instant conspiracy theory|Bobbie Johnson|January 7, 2021|MIT Technology Review
This year, the stores are seeing far less tourist traffic than is typical in normally tourist-heavy Reykjavík, but an online store launched in 2019 has been doing brisk business with sweater-buyers around the world.
Sweater weather transports this writer to places like Scotland, Ireland and Norway|Karen Gardiner|December 17, 2020|Washington Post
Winds remain brisk overnight as we dry out, and lows range through the 30s.
D.C.-area forecast: Sunny and milder today, but a wet and windy start to the weekend|David Streit|December 3, 2020|Washington Post

I envisioned him walking briskly, with his floppy hair, into our class, as though he had gone off on vacation and simply forgot to let us know.
Five Scientists on the Heroes Who Changed Their Lives - Issue 93: Forerunners|Alan Lightman, Hope Jahren, Robert Sapolsky,|December 2, 2020|Nautilus
As he walked briskly into the Situation Room last Wednesday, he characteristically wasted little time on small talk.
Obama’s Defining Fight: How He Will Take On the NSA’s Surveillance State in 2014|Daniel Klaidman|December 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Three Cups of Tea no longer appears on the New York Times bestseller list, but it continues to sell briskly.
Is It Time to Forgive Greg Mortenson?|Jon Krakauer|April 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Canada's housing prices have been rising briskly--until now.
Is Canada Having a Housing Bubble? And is It Popping?|Megan McArdle|January 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
There is an automatism to him, a preternatural talent for responding exactly, and briskly, with what is expected.
Oren Makes Friends, Not News|Jacob Silverman|October 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Both wines are selling briskly, and both women hint at expansion plans.
Drinking With the Stars: Drew Barrymore, Ramona Singer Wade Into Wine|Rebecca Dana|July 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Garnache bowed to the lady, who returned his greeting by an inclination of the head, and his keen eyes played briskly over her.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
He walked briskly down the avenue, and Hedges stood looking after him, slightly puzzled in his mind.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
On this errand he departed, wrapped tightly in his cloak, walking briskly through the now heavier rain.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
They were at no great distance off; and, as they walked pretty briskly, they soon arrived at Chertsey.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3)|Charles Dickens
Just raise the fees and we can pay the higher rent, remarked another girl, briskly.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage|Gertrude W. Morrison

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