the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Rough and prompt in manner; blunt; abrupt; bluff.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. See brusk, bruskness.
See brusk, bruskly.
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adj. marked by rude or peremptory shortness
Word Usage
"'I suppose there would be no objection to the match if they do care for each other,' said Mrs. Wrottesley, in a manner that was often called brusque and had served to make her unpopular."