| 单词 | brusque |
| 释义 | brusque —brusquely, adv. —brusqueness, n. /brusk/; esp. Brit. /broosk/, adj. abrupt in manner; blunt; rough: A brusque welcome greeted his unexpected return. Also, brusk. [1595-1605; < MF < It brusco rough, tart, special use of brusco (n.) butcher's broom < LL bruscum, for L ruscus, ruscum, perh. conflated with VL *brucus heather (see BRIER2)] Syn. unceremonious, short, curt. See blunt. |
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