brusqueness
- a word derived from brusque.
Example Sentences
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She picked up to be told with stunning brusqueness that Mara, their 19-year-old daughter, had been killed in a car accident.
From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2022
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
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
She spoke to him with the brusqueness of the former prosecutor she is.
From Washington Post • Sep. 7, 2018
Despite his reputation for brusqueness, he made his proposal in a deferential manner.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
