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adjective
- 1. abrupt or offhand in speech or manner: "she could be brusque and impatient"
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The meaning of BRUSQUE is markedly short and abrupt. How to use brusque in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Brusque.
quick and direct in manner or speech, and often not polite: As the president’s chief of staff, he offended many with his brusque manner.
If you describe a person or their behaviour as brusque, you mean that they deal with things, or say things, quickly and shortly, so that they seem to be rude. The doctors are brusque and busy. They received a characteristically brusque reply from him.
A brusque manner of speaking is unfriendly, rude, and very brief. Brush and brusque are not related, but they sound similar — when someone is brusque, you often feel that they are trying to give you the brush off. Near synonyms for brusque are curt, short, and gruff.
quick and direct in manner or speech, and often not polite: As the president’s chief of staff, he offended many with his brusque manner.
brusque - marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him"
Check pronunciation: brusque. Definition of brusque adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Brusque definition: abrupt in manner; blunt; rough. See examples of BRUSQUE used in a sentence.
If you describe a person or their behavior as brusque, you mean that they deal with things, or say things, quickly and shortly, so that they seem to be rude. [...]
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective brusque, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
