Brusk

brusque also brusk  (brsk)

adj.

Abrupt and curt in manner or speech; discourteously blunt. See Synonyms at gruff.

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[French, lively, fierce, from Italian brusco, coarse, rough, from Late Latin brscum, perhaps blend of Latin rscus, butcher's broom, and Late Latin brcus, heather; see briar¹.]

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brusquely adv.

brusqueness n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

brusk - marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him" brusque, curt, short discourteous - showing no courtesy; rude; "a distant and at times discourteous young"