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brusque
brusque also brusk B0516500 (brŭsk)adj. Abrupt and curt in manner or speech; discourteously blunt. See Synonyms at gruff. [French, lively, fierce, from Italian brusco, coarse, rough, from Late Latin brūscum, perhaps blend of Latin rūscus, butcher's broom, and Late Latin brūcus, heather; see briar1.] brusque′ly adv.brusque′ness n.brusque (bruːsk; brʊsk) adjblunt or curt in manner or speech[C17: from French, from Italian brusco sour, rough, from Medieval Latin bruscus butcher's broom] ˈbrusquely adv ˈbrusqueness, brusquerie nbrusque or brusk (brʌsk; esp. Brit. brʊsk) adj. abrupt in manner; blunt; rough. [1595–1605; < Middle French < Italian brusco rough, tart, special use of brusco (n.) butcher's broom < Late Latin brūscum, alter. of Latin rūscus, rūscum] brusque′ly, adv. brusque′ness, n. syn: See blunt. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | brusque - marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him"brusk, curt, shortdiscourteous - showing no courtesy; rude; "a distant and at times discourteous young" |
brusqueadjective curt, short, sharp, blunt, tart, abrupt, hasty, terse, surly, gruff, impolite, monosyllabic, discourteous, unmannerly The doctors are brusque and busy. patient, civil, gentle, accommodating, polite, courteous, well-manneredbrusque also brusk adjectiveRudely unceremonious:abrupt, blunt, brief, crusty, curt, gruff, short, short-spoken.Translationsbrusque (brusk) , ((American) brask) adjective blunt and abrupt in manner. a brusque reply. 莽撞的 唐突的,鲁莽的 ˈbrusquely adverb 莽撞地 鲁莽地ˈbrusqueness noun 莽撞 鲁莽brusque
Synonyms for brusqueadj curtSynonyms- curt
- short
- sharp
- blunt
- tart
- abrupt
- hasty
- terse
- surly
- gruff
- impolite
- monosyllabic
- discourteous
- unmannerly
Antonyms- patient
- civil
- gentle
- accommodating
- polite
- courteous
- well-mannered
Synonyms for brusqueadj rudely unceremoniousSynonyms- abrupt
- blunt
- brief
- crusty
- curt
- gruff
- short
- short-spoken
Synonyms for brusqueadj marked by rude or peremptory shortnessSynonymsRelated Words |