brusquerie

American  

[broos-kuh-ree, brysk^uh-ree] / ˌbrʊs kəˈri, brüskəˈri /

noun

1. abruptness and bluntness in manner; brusqueness.

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Etymology

Origin of brusquerie

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

Example Sentences

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brusquerie

“I’ll be missing you,” she said, throwing away her brusquerie like a rag with which she was done.

From The Branding Iron by Burt, Katharine Newlin

The cultivation of politeness in the home averts much of this element of brusquerie and unnecessary candour with their consequences of ill-will and wounded spirits.

From A Word to Women by Humphry, Mrs. C. E.

A cold brusquerie was evident in his manner.

From The Mardi Gras Mystery by Bedford-Jones, H. (Henry)

Edgar, though nettled at the brusquerie of this gentleman's address, told him, temperately enough, what had brought him to Spain.

From The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II by Hoffmann, Ernst Theordor Wilhelm

The brusquerie of Johnson would have grated on him—grated on him in more senses than one, we suspect; and the gruff Doctor would have scorned his dilettanteism as much as his scepticism.

From English Lands Letters and Kings Queen Anne and the Georges by Mitchell, Donald G.