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Brusque
Brusque
,Adj.
[F.
brusque
, from It. brusco
brusque, tart, sour, perh. fr. L. (vitis
) labrusca
wild (vine); or cf. OHG. bruttisc
grim, fr. brutti
terror.] Rough and prompt in manner; blunt; abrupt; bluff;
as, a
. brusque
man; a brusque
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Brusque
brusque
brusque
English
Alternative forms
Adjective
brusque (comparative brusquer or more brusque, superlative brusquest or most brusque)
- Rudely abrupt, unfriendly.
- 1858, Anthony Trollope, Dr Thorne, ch. 3:
- He was brusque, authoritative, given to contradiction, rough though never dirty in his personal belongings, and inclined to indulge in a sort of quiet raillery.
- 1858, Anthony Trollope, Dr Thorne, ch. 3:
Quotations
- For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:brusque.
Related terms
Translations
rudely abrupt, unfriendly
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References
- brusque in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- brusque in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- brusque at OneLook Dictionary Search