brusquerie

[ broos-kuh-ree; French bryskuh-ree ]

/ ˌbrʊs kəˈri; French brüskəˈri /

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noun

abruptness and bluntness in manner; brusqueness.

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Origin of brusquerie

First recorded in 1750–55; from French brusque + -erie; see origin at brusque, -ery

Words nearby brusquerie

brushwood, brushwork, brushy, brusque, brusquely, brusquerie, Brussels, Brussels carpet, Brussels griffon, Brussels lace, Brussels sprout

How to use brusquerie in a sentence

To conceal this he made use of a brusquerie of speech and manner that was merely a cloak to his real nervousness.
Grey Town|Gerald Baldwin
"I shan't see that," said Kindelon, with an amused brusquerie.
The Adventures of a Widow|Edgar Fawcett
The flat brusquerie of her two remarks to the man had struck her own ear unpleasantly: they were neither polished nor courteous.
V. V.'s Eyes|Henry Sydnor Harrison
John Abernethy, the pupil and friend of John Hunter, was remarkable for eccentricity and brusquerie in his dealings with patients.
Clergymen and Doctors|Anonymous

This most mistaken opinion gives an indelicacy, a 'brusquerie', and a roughness to the manners.
The PG Edition of Chesterfield's Letters to His Son|The Earl of Chesterfield