brusque

also brusk (brŭsk)

adj.

Abrupt and curt in manner or speech; discourteously blunt. See Synonyms at gruff.

[French, lively, fierce, from Italian brusco, coarse, rough, from Late Latin brūscum, perhaps blend of Latin rūscus, butcher's broom, and Late Latin brūcus, heather; see briar¹.]

brusque′ly adv.

brusque′ness n.

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brusque

(bruːsk; brʊsk)

adj

blunt or curt in manner or speech

[C17: from French, from Italian brusco sour, rough, from Medieval Latin bruscus butcher's broom]

ˈbrusquely adv

ˈbrusqueness, brusquerie n

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brusque

or brusk

(brʌsk; esp. Brit. brʊsk)

adj.

abrupt in manner; blunt; rough.

[1595–1605; < Middle French < Italian brusco rough, tart, special use of brusco (n.) butcher's broom < Late Latin brūscum, alter. of Latin rūscus, rūscum]

brusque′ly, adv.

brusque′ness, n.

syn: See blunt.

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Adj. 1. brusque - marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him"

brusk, curt, short

discourteous - showing no courtesy; rude; "a distant and at times discourteous young"

brusque

adjective curt, short, sharp, blunt, tart, abrupt, hasty, terse, surly, gruff, impolite, monosyllabic, discourteous, unmannerly The doctors are brusque and busy.
patient, civil, gentle, accommodating, polite, courteous, well-mannered

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brusque

also brusk
adjective

Rudely unceremonious:

abrupt, blunt, brief, crusty, curt, gruff, short, short-spoken.

Translations

جافٌّ، خَشِنٌ، فَظٌّ

příkrýprudký

bryskstuds

brüsk

brusco seco

töykeä

abrupt brusque

durvanyers

stuttaralegur

brusco pesce persico brusca

grubusšiurkštumas

skarbsstrups

príkry

唐突的鲁莽的

brusque

[bruːsk] ADJ (brusquer (compar) (brusquest (superl))) [comment, manner etc] → brusco, áspero ; [person] → brusco
he was very brusque with me → me trató con poca cortesía or con aspereza

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brusque

[ˈbrʌsk ˈbruːsk ˈbrʊsk] adj

[person, manner] → brusque

[tone] → sec(sèche), cassant(e)

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brusque

adj (+er) person, tone, manner → brüsk, schroff ; reply → schroff

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brusque

[bruːsk] adj (person, manner) → brusco/a; (tone) → secco/a

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brusque

(brusk) , ((American) brask) adjective

blunt and abrupt in manner. a brusque reply. kortaf, bruusk جافٌّ، خَشِنٌ، فَظٌّ груб brusco prudký, příkrý brüsk brysk; studs απότομος, άξεστος brusco järsk تند و خشن tyly brusque קְצָר רוּח अशिष्ट, रूखा nagao nyers kasar brusco 無愛想な 무뚝뚝한 grubus, šiurkštus strups; skarbs kasar bruusk avvisende, brysk, brå obcesowy تیز او ځیږ brusco brusc, răstit бесцеремонный prudký, príkry osoren grub brysk พูดห้วน ๆ kaba, ters, saygısız 莽撞的 різкий, безцеремонний خشک کلام ، اجڈ lỗ mãng 唐突的,鲁莽的

ˈbrusquely adverb

kortaf بِفَظاظَه، بِخُشونَه рязко bruscamente prudce, příkře brüsk bryskt; studst κοφτά, απότομα bruscamente järsult تشرآمیز tylysti brusquement בְּקוֹצֵר רוּחַ रुखाई से žestoko nyersen secara kasar bruscamente 無愛想に 무뚝뚝하게 šiurkščiai strupi; skarbi secara kasar bruusk bryskt, brått obcesowo په ځیږه او رډه bruscamente brusc, răstit бесцеремонно prudko, príkro osorno grubo bryskt (พูด) อย่างห้วน ๆ kabaca, saygısızca 莽撞地 різко, безцеремонно اجڈ انداز سے một cách lỗ mãng 鲁莽地

ˈbrusqueness noun

kortafheid, bruuskheid فَظاظه، خُشونَه безжеремонност brusquidão prudkost, příkrost die Schroffheit bryskhed; studshed τραχύτητα brusquedad järskus بی ادبی töykeys brusquerie חוֹסֵר אֲדִיבוּת अशिष्टता, रूखापन naprasitost ridegség kekasaran rudezza 無愛想 무뚝뚝함 šiurkštumas skarbums kekasaran bruuskheid det å være avvisende, bryskhet obcesowość بی ادبی brusquidão ton răstit бесцеремонность príkrosť osornost grubost bryskhet การพูดห้วน ๆ kabalık, saygısızlık 莽撞 різкість, бесцеремонність گنوار پن ، اجڈ پن sự lỗ mãng 鲁莽

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