Of a place: often visited for trade or commerce. Obsolete.

Hard to sell; slow in going off.

Originally (of a place or time): full of activity; busy. In later use (of trade): brisk. Obsolete.

Of trade: Sluggish, stagnant; the opposite of brisk. Hence transferred of goods or merchandise: Not much in demand, not easily saleable.

Sharp or smart in regard to movement (in a praiseworthy sense) quick and active, lively. of trade: Active, lively.

Of trade, business, etc.: very brisk; highly successful. Now usually in to do a roaring trade.

Of trade, business, etc.: brisk, lively; very successful.

Of trade, business, etc.: characterized by few sales or customers; slack; not brisk.

Pretty brisk.

Having an upward inclination, tendency, or slope; rising.

Of trade: Abnormally brisk or active.

Of a crowd: so large that part of it has to be turned away. Also transf., of business, trade, etc.