brusque
adjective
abrupt in manner; blunt; rough.
brusqueness
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a word derived from
brusque.
Example Sentences
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Cárdenas and Padilla had tolerated Martinez’s brusqueness because she was one of them, even as underlings warned that she would eventually embarrass the group.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2024
Standing in front of a fireplace and Christmas decorations in the White House’s State Dining Room, he softened his occasional brusqueness with a forced quarter-smile, appearing authoritative but not overbearing.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 21, 2021
Leigh, another of Seattle’s great actors, is a more distant presence here, with an aloof brusqueness that could be an 18-year-old’s lashing out or a 40-something’s entrenched protective mechanism.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 29, 2021
Wayne Federman, stand-up and professor at the University of South California, says the shift is just a natural part of comedy's evolution, and the deviation away from brusqueness isn't so new.
From BBC ● May 30, 2019
Despite his reputation for brusqueness, he made his proposal in a deferential manner.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
