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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
style
.

Definition 2024


Brusque

Brusque

See also: brusque and brusqué

Portuguese

Proper noun

Brusque m

  1. Brusque (municipality in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil)

brusque

brusque

See also: Brusque and brusqué

English

Alternative forms

Adjective

brusque (comparative brusquer or more brusque, superlative brusquest or most brusque)

  1. 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.

Quotations

  • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:brusque.

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Translations

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

French

Etymology

From Italian brusco.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʁysk/

Adjective

brusque m, f (plural brusques)

  1. abrupt (sudden or hasty)

Verb

brusque

  1. first-person singular present indicative of brusquer
  2. third-person singular present indicative of brusquer
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of brusquer
  4. third-person singular present subjunctive of brusquer
  5. second-person singular imperative of brusquer