briskadjective
uk/brɪsk/us/brɪsk/quick, energetic, and active:
a brisk walk
He set a brisk pace and we struggled to keep up.
Her tone on the phone was brisk (= she spoke quickly and used few words) and businesslike.
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Energetic and lively
- a spring in your step idiom
- alive
- barnstorming
- be alive and well/kicking idiom
- be as fresh as a daisy idiom
- bounce
- frolicsome
- fury
- go-getter
- high-spirited
- indefatigable
- irrepressible
- lively
- playful
- refreshing
- spry
- supercharged
- tear into sth
- throw yourself into sth
- tireless
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Fast and rapid
briskly
adverb uk/ˈbrɪsk.li/us/ˈbrɪsk.li/
She walked briskly into town.
Beat the eggs whites briskly until soft peaks form.
"Let's get it over with," he said briskly.
briskness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈbrɪsk.nəs/us/ˈbrɪsk.nəs/