quick; lively
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Brisk Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Brisk Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t. & i.)
To make or become lively; to enliven; to animate; to take, or cause to take, an erect or bold attitude; -- usually with up.
To make or become lively; to enliven; to animate; to take, or cause to take, an erect or bold attitude; -- usually with up.
(a.)
Full of liveliness and activity; characterized by quickness of motion or action; lively; spirited; quick.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutFull of liveliness and activity; characterized by quickness of motion or action; lively; spirited; quick.
brisk
\brisk\ (&?;), a. [cf. w. brysg, fr. brys haste, gael. briosg quick, lively, ir. broisg a start, leap, jerk.]
1. full of liveliness and activity; characterized by quickness of motion or action; lively; spirited; quick. cheerily, boys; be brick awhile. brick toil alternating with ready ease.
2. full of spirit of life; effervesc&?;ng, as liquors; sparkling; as, brick cider.
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brisk up
Chwai = a. active, brisk, alert
Croyw = a. clear; brisk; fresh
Croywi = v. to freshen; to brisk
Dadegru = v. to make brisk what is flat, or stale
Darfrywio = v. to make brisk
Dyen = a. brisk, active
Erf = n. briskness, a. brisk
Erfai = a. brisk, gay, lively
Esgaidd = a. nimble, brisk
Fflwch = a. rife, full, brisk
Gwaint = n. what is smart or lively, a. smart, neat; brisk
Gwaisg = n. vigour; briskness; a. brisk, lively, ad. briskly
Gweisgi = a. alert, brisk, gay. Cnau gweisgi, ripe nuts
Gweisgiad = n. a rendering brisk; a slipping out
Hawn = a. eager; brisk; active
Heini = n. vivacity, a. brisk
Heinif = a. lively, cheerful, brisk
Llaws = a. alert, brisk
Pinc = n. a sprig; a finch, a smart, brisk; gay; fine
Sionc = a. brisk, nimble, sharp
Sionci = v. to become brisk
Verb
1. become brisk; "business brisked up"
(synonym) brisk up, brisken
(hypernym) accelerate, speed up, speed, quicken
Adjective
1. quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze"
(synonym) lively, merry, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippy
(similar) energetic
2. imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air"
(synonym) bracing, energizing, energising, fresh, refreshing, refreshful, tonic
(similar) invigorating
3. very active; "doing a brisk business"
(similar) active
Brisk Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Brisk may refer to:
- Brest, Belarus (Brest-Litovsk) Brisk (בריסק) is the city's name in Yiddish
- Brisk tradition and Soloveitchik dynasty, a school of Jewish thought originated by the Soloveitchik family of Brest (see also Brisker method)
- Brisk (beverage), an iced tea soft drink produced by a joint venture between the Pepsi-Cola Company and Lipton
- BRISK, an Italian biotechnology company, specialized in surgical devices
- Briska 8, a high-speed electric train designed by Serb engineers for the Moscow metro
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