brusquerie
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of brusquerie
First recorded in 1750–55; from French brusque + -erie; see origin at brusque ( def. ), -ery ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Often Mr. Briggs's brusquerie and pugnacity were exaggerated, or even altogether assumed by way of hiding a sentiment too tender to be exhibited.
From Recollections of a Varied Life by George Cary Eggleston
She startled him no less by her brusquerie: “Certainly not.”
From The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards by Henry Raleigh
The mob required conciliation; and all this brusquerie was a bit of management on the part of Sheriff Hickman.
From The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West by Mayne Reid
We cannot blame others at all; we can only punish them; and ourselves we blame indifferently for a deliberate crime, a thoughtless brusquerie, or an act done without volition in an ecstasy of madness.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson
He was gone from her with scant courtesy and a brusquerie she knew well, adored and hated!
From The Sentimental Adventures of Jimmy Bulstrode by Marie Van Vorst
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