Brusk

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of brusque. British, US, alt-of, alternative, obsolete

    "Whether it were the absence of Theodora or some other cause, he was brusk, ungracious, scowling, and silent, only nodding to the Bishop who benignly saluted him, […]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    marked by rude or peremptory shortness wordnet

Synonyms

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brusquebrusquecurtshort

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"Whether it were the absence of Theodora or some other cause, he was brusk, ungracious, scowling, and silent, only nodding to the Bishop who benignly saluted him, […]"

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