Brusk

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brusque also brusk (br

sk)

adj.

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

[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.]

brusquely adv.

brusqueness n.

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Adj.

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"

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