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Definition of brusque adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

brusque

 adjective
adjective
NAmE//brʌsk//
 
 
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using very few words and sounding rude synonym abrupt, curt The doctor spoke in a brusque tone.
brusquely
 
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adverb “What's your name?” he asked brusquely.
brusqueness
 
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noun [uncountable]See brusque in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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