brusque

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /bɹuːsk/, /bɹʊsk/, /bɹʌsk/
• (America) IPA: /bɹʌsk/

Adjective

brusque (comparative brusquer, superlative brusquest)

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.

Related terms

• brusquely
• brusqueness

Translations

• French: brusque
• German: brüskierend, brüsk
• Italian: brusco
• Portuguese: brusco
• Russian: гру́бый
• Spanish: brusco

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