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

"No, I cannot," returns he with a brusquerie foreign to him.

From Faith and Unfaith by Duchess

We cannot blame others at all; we can only punish them; and ourselves we blame indifferently for a deliberate crime, a thoughtless brusquerie, or an act done without volition in an ecstasy of madness.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

"Madame la Marquise must forgive my brusquerie, for I do so dote on children."

From The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France by Wingfield, Lewis

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.

Of course, he meets Celia, and at first is brusquerie itself.

From By-ways in Book-land Short Essays on Literary Subjects by Adams, William Davenport