brusque
or brusk
adjective
Origin of brusque
Synonyms for brusque
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Related Words for brusque
terse, gruff, blunt, abrupt, bluff, brief, crusty, discourteous, hasty, impolite, sharp, short, snappy, snippy, tart, unmannerlyExamples from the Web for brusque
Contemporary Examples of brusque
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.
She is frequently described in the press with such adjectives as “brusque,” “aggressive,” and “undiplomatic in the extreme.”
Doctors, like the government itself, are brusque and hurried.
Historical Examples of brusque
Then, with a brusque movement of furious resolution, he disappeared in the night.
The DreamEmile Zola
A brusque question caused him to stutter to the point of suffocation.
The Secret AgentJoseph Conrad
The colonel-president, with a brusque gesture, interrupted this confession.
A Nest of SpiesPierre Souvestre
It occurred to him that this brusque man of action might be compared to just such a being.
The Planetoid of PerilPaul Ernst
Thorpe hailed him, with a peremptory tone, and gave the brusque order, "Strand!"
The Market-PlaceHarold Frederic