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Brusque

Brusque Meaning & Definition
Brusque Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Brusque?

[adj] marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Brusque: brusk | curt | discourteous | short(p)

Related Terms | Find terms related to Brusque: abbreviated | abridged | abrupt | aggressive | aposiopestic | artless | bearish | beastly | bluff | blunt | brash | brief | broad | candid | cavalier | churlish | clipped | close | closemouthed | close-tongued | compact | compendious | compressed | concise | condensed | contracted | crisp | crusty | curt | cut | direct | discourteous | docked | downright | dumb | economical of words | elliptic | epigrammatic | explicit | forthright | frank | frankhearted | free | free-speaking | free-spoken | free-tongued | genuine | gnomic | gruff | harsh | heart-to-heart | ill-mannered | impolite | indisposed to talk | ingenuous | laconic | mum | mute | open | openhearted | outspoken | overbearing | pithy | plain | plain-spoken | pointed | pruned | quiet | reserved | rough | round | rude | sententious | severe | sharp | short | short and sweet | shortened | silent | sincere | snippety | snippy | snug | sparing of words | Spartan | speechless | straight | straightforward | straight-out | succinct | summary | surly | synopsized | taciturn | terse | tight | tight-lipped | to the point | tongue-tied | transparent | truculent | truncated | unchecked | uncivil | unconstrained | unequivocal | ungracious | unguarded | unloquacious | unmannerly | unreserved | unrestrained | untalkative | word-bound | wordless

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Brusque In Webster's Dictionary

\Brusque\, a. [F. brusque, from It. brusco brusque, tart, sour, perh. fr. L. (vitis) labrusca wild (vine); or cf. OHG. bruttisc grim, fr. brutti terror.] Rough and prompt in manner; blunt; abrupt; bluff; as, a brusque man; a brusque style.

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