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    brusque
    /brʊsk/

    adjective

    • 1. abrupt or offhand in speech or manner: "she could be brusque and impatient"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › brusqueBrusque Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Brusque means markedly short and abrupt, or blunt in manner or speech. Learn the etymology, synonyms, examples, and related words of brusque from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBRUSQUE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Brusque means quick and rude in manner or speech, and often not polite. Learn more about its pronunciation, synonyms and usage with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and the Hansard archive.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › brusqueBRUSQUE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Brusque definition: abrupt in manner; blunt; rough. See examples of BRUSQUE used in a sentence.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBRUSQUE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Brusque means quick and rude in manner or speech, and often not polite. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, see synonyms and related words, and hear the pronunciation.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › brusqueBrusque - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBRUSQUE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Brusque means blunt or curt in manner or speech, so that they seem to be rude. Learn the synonyms, pronunciation, collocations, and word origin of brusque from Collins English Dictionary.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishbrusque adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Brusque means using very few words and sounding rude. Learn how to pronounce it, see examples, synonyms and word origin in this online dictionary.