brusqueadj.

Brit.

/brʊsk/,

/bruːsk/,

/brʌsk/, U.S.

/brəsk/

Forms: Also 1600s brusk(e, 1800s brusk.

Etymology: < French brusque, according to Littré, etc., adapted in 16th cent. from Italian brusco ‘soure, tarte, eagre, briske, vnripe; also soure- or grim-looking’ (Florio); compare Spanish brusco , Portuguese brusco ‘rude, peevish, ill-tempered, roughly hasty’. The ulterior history is uncertain: one conjecture refers it to the Celtic words mentioned under brisk adj. and n., which is hardly likely, if the Romanic word appeared first in Italian. See Diez and Littré. Commonly spelt brusk in the 17th cent., but now usually spelt and often pronounced as French. (Compare also brussly adv.)

†1. Tart. (= Italian brusco.) Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > [adjective] > strong-tasting

strongeOE

stithc1000

violenta1398

tartc1405

froughc1420

high?c1430

lecherous1474

strong1588

brusque1601

valiant1607

pertish1635

haut-goût1645

full-flavoured1736

lively1770

gamey1820

ory1854

zestful?1855

robust1873

tangy1875

stewy1895

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 152 The thin and bruske harsh wine nourisheth the body lesse.

1748 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 10 July (1966) II. 403 A sort of Wine they call Brusco.]

2. Somewhat rough or rude in manner; blunt, ‘offhand’.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [adjective] > curt or brusque

short1390

cutted1530

snappish1542

abrupt1578

stunt1581

blunt1590

brusquea1639

snapping1642

blatec1650

brisk1665

bluff1705

offhand1708

prerupt1727

squab1737

prompt1768

crisp1814

brief1818

stuntya1825

curt1831

snappy1834

bluffy1844

nebby1873

offhandish1886

nebsy1894

a1639 H. Wotton Let. in Reliquiæ Wottonianæ (1685) 582 The Scotish Gentlemen..lately sent to that King, found..but a brusk welcome.

1757 H. Walpole Corr. (1837) I. 370 This sounds brusque, but I will explain it.

1826 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey I. ii. xvi. 244 Yes, lively enough, but I wish her manner was less brusque.

1870 B. Disraeli Lothair (new ed.) xlvi. 243 He was brusk, ungracious, scowling, and silent.

1879 J. McCarthy Hist. our Own Times II. xxii. 123 His blunt, brusque ways of speaking and writing.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

brusquev.

(see brusque adj.)

Etymology: < brusque adj.

1. with impersonal object to brusque it: to assume a brusque manner, to ‘do it’ brusquely.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > be discourteous [verb (intransitive)] > be curt or brusque

to snap one's nose, or head, off1709

to brusque it1826

1826 W. Scott Woodstock (1832) I. 150 I'll e'en brusque it a little..and try if I can bring him to a more intelligible mode of speaking.

2. transitive. To treat brusquely or with scant courtesy, to treat in an off-handed way.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > treat discourteously [verb (transitive)] > be curt or brusque with

snap1677

brusque1836

1836 Fraser's Mag. 13 530 Even in this first dialogue he brusques Tasso.

1839 Fraser's Mag. 20 427 From the outset Blackwood domineered over and brusqued him.

1862 M. Napier Mem. Life Visct. Dundee II. 292 No disposition to slur over, or brusque the question.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	brusque
释义	brusqueadj. Brit. /brʊsk/, /bruːsk/, /brʌsk/, U.S. /brəsk/ Forms: Also 1600s brusk(e, 1800s brusk. Etymology: < French brusque, according to Littré, etc., adapted in 16th cent. from Italian brusco ‘soure, tarte, eagre, briske, vnripe; also soure- or grim-looking’ (Florio); compare Spanish brusco , Portuguese brusco ‘rude, peevish, ill-tempered, roughly hasty’. The ulterior history is uncertain: one conjecture refers it to the Celtic words mentioned under brisk adj. and n., which is hardly likely, if the Romanic word appeared first in Italian. See Diez and Littré. Commonly spelt brusk in the 17th cent., but now usually spelt and often pronounced as French. (Compare also brussly adv.) †1. Tart. (= Italian brusco.) Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > [adjective] > strong-tasting strongeOE stithc1000 violenta1398 tartc1405 froughc1420 high?c1430 lecherous1474 strong1588 brusque1601 valiant1607 pertish1635 haut-goût1645 full-flavoured1736 lively1770 gamey1820 ory1854 zestful?1855 robust1873 tangy1875 stewy1895 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 152 The thin and bruske harsh wine nourisheth the body lesse. 1748 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 10 July (1966) II. 403 A sort of Wine they call Brusco.] 2. Somewhat rough or rude in manner; blunt, ‘offhand’. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [adjective] > curt or brusque short1390 cutted1530 snappish1542 abrupt1578 stunt1581 blunt1590 brusquea1639 snapping1642 blatec1650 brisk1665 bluff1705 offhand1708 prerupt1727 squab1737 prompt1768 crisp1814 brief1818 stuntya1825 curt1831 snappy1834 bluffy1844 nebby1873 offhandish1886 nebsy1894 a1639 H. Wotton Let. in Reliquiæ Wottonianæ (1685) 582 The Scotish Gentlemen..lately sent to that King, found..but a brusk welcome. 1757 H. Walpole Corr. (1837) I. 370 This sounds brusque, but I will explain it. 1826 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey I. ii. xvi. 244 Yes, lively enough, but I wish her manner was less brusque. 1870 B. Disraeli Lothair (new ed.) xlvi. 243 He was brusk, ungracious, scowling, and silent. 1879 J. McCarthy Hist. our Own Times II. xxii. 123 His blunt, brusque ways of speaking and writing. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021). brusquev. (see brusque adj.) Etymology: < brusque adj. 1. with impersonal object to brusque it: to assume a brusque manner, to ‘do it’ brusquely. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > be discourteous [verb (intransitive)] > be curt or brusque to snap one's nose, or head, off1709 to brusque it1826 1826 W. Scott Woodstock (1832) I. 150 I'll e'en brusque it a little..and try if I can bring him to a more intelligible mode of speaking. 2. transitive. To treat brusquely or with scant courtesy, to treat in an off-handed way. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > treat discourteously [verb (transitive)] > be curt or brusque with snap1677 brusque1836 1836 Fraser's Mag. 13 530 Even in this first dialogue he brusques Tasso. 1839 Fraser's Mag. 20 427 From the outset Blackwood domineered over and brusqued him. 1862 M. Napier Mem. Life Visct. Dundee II. 292 No disposition to slur over, or brusque the question. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < adj.1601v.1826
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