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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024brusque /brʌsk/USA pronunciation adj. - abrupt in manner;
curt:He was quite brusque with the students who came to him for help.
brusque•ly, adv.: She brusquely showed me the door.brusque•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024brusque (brusk; esp. Brit. brŏŏsk),USA pronunciation adj. - abrupt in manner;
blunt;
rough:A brusque welcome greeted his unexpected return.Also, brusk.
- Late Latin brūscum, for Latin rūscus, rūscum, perh. conflated with Vulgar Latin *brūcus heather (see brier2)
- Italian brusco rough, tart, special use of brusco (noun, nominal) butcher's broom
- Middle French
- 1595–1605
unceremonious, short, curt. See blunt. |