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- Dictionarybrisk/brɪsk/
adjective
- 1. active and energetic: "a good brisk walk" Similar Opposite
verb
- 1. quicken something: "Mary brisked up her pace"
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The research compared brisk walking three times a week with a stretching-and-toning class that met three times a week for six months. From the Cambridge English Corpus The aim is to produce something which is rhythmically monotonous and repetitive; a 'sustaining' background of brisk , cheerful but unobtrusive music.
1. : keenly alert : lively. a brisk old lady with no nonsense about her—Jean Stafford. 2. a. : pleasingly tangy. brisk tea. : fresh, invigorating. a brisk autumn day. 3. : sharp in tone or manner. was very brisk on the phone. 4. a. : energetic, quick. took a brisk walk.
Brisk is one of those delightful words that sounds like what it means: quick, lively, bracing, and refreshing. There's nothing like a brisk walk in the morning to get the blood flowing and the spirit ready for the day. Anything brisk is happening quickly but not too fast.
Brisk definition: quick and active; lively. See examples of BRISK used in a sentence.
3 meanings: 1. lively and quick; vigorous 2. invigorating or sharp 3. to enliven; make or become brisk.... Click for more definitions.
quick and full of energy, and only saying what is necessary: In the office, he was brisk and businesslike. used to describe a situation in which there is a lot of activity:
Definition of brisk adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
