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Definition of brusque adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

brusque

adjective
 
/bruːsk/,
 
/brʊsk/
 
/brʌsk/
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  1. using very few words and sounding rude synonym abrupt, curt
    • The doctor spoke in a brusque tone.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryBrusque is used with these nouns:
    • manner
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    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French, ‘lively, fierce,’ from Italian brusco ‘sour’.
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