brusque
adjective
abrupt in manner; blunt; rough.
brusqueness
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a word derived from
brusque.
Example Sentences
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His brusqueness was deliberate, a way “of presenting himself and covering up his actual feelings.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
The choice reflected Hern’s personality: direct, often to the point of brusqueness, especially when it came to the things he cared about most.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2022
Adjepong and Patrice Johnson Chevannes deftly combine brusqueness and gentleness as N’s helpless parents, who apply scraps of the lore and philosophy of their Nigerian culture in dealing with their bereaved and unresponsive daughter.
From New York Times ● Oct. 31, 2018
She spoke to him with the brusqueness of the former prosecutor she is.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 7, 2018
He was slight, smooth-skinned, shy-mannered, and wore the gold chain of a Foreteller, one of the Celibates, “I’m a friend of one who befriended you,” he said, with the brusqueness of the timid.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
