brusk, curt; rude, unpleasant
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Brusque Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(a.)
Rough and prompt in manner; blunt; abrupt; bluff; as, a brusque man; a brusque style.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutRough and prompt in manner; blunt; abrupt; bluff; as, a brusque man; a brusque style.
brusque
\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.
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" [syn: brusk, curt, short(p) ]
Somewhat rough or rude in manner or speech.
Adjective
1. marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him"
(synonym) brusk, curt, short(p)
(similar) discourteous
Brusque Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Brusque may refer to:
- Brusque, Aveyron, France
- Brusque, Santa Catarina, Brazil
- Nicolas Brusque (born 1976), French rugby union footballer
- Brusque Futebol Clube, Brazilian football (soccer) club
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