brusque
or brusk
abrupt in manner; blunt; rough: A brusque welcome greeted his unexpected return.
Origin of brusque
1synonym study For brusque
Other words for brusque
Other words from brusque
- brusque·ly, adverb
- brusque·ness, noun
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How to use brusque in a sentence
In the meantime, she continues to speak with idiomatic brusqueness.
There was often a brusqueness in her comings and goings, but she usually left a flavour of herself behind.
Hilda | Sarah Jeanette DuncanSome will be admitted without any question; some will be excluded with a brusqueness almost brutal.
English: Composition and Literature | W. F. (William Franklin) WebsterBut Miss Lee read in the brusqueness a strong feeling of sorrow for the child.
Patchwork | Anna Balmer MyersThe brusqueness of my replies, my sinister and wild appearance strengthened their mistrust.
The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 | Eugne Sue
I do not mind her brusqueness any more than he does; in proof whereof I shall speedily pay my respects at Redmon again.
A Changed Heart | May Agnes Fleming
British Dictionary definitions for brusque
/ (bruːsk, brʊsk) /
blunt or curt in manner or speech
Origin of brusque
1Derived forms of brusque
- brusquely, adverb
- brusqueness or rare brusquerie (ˈbruːskərɪ), noun
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