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Brusque
Definitions
- 1 Rudely abrupt; curt, unfriendly.
"Mr. VValler, being probably of opinion that Monſieur Palamede’s arguments vvere too bruſque to be advanc’d in a diſpute vvith a Lady, vvho number’d not fevver than tvventy Kings of her progenitors, vvrote this poem in a more tender and courtly ſtyle; […]"
- 2 Sour, tart. obsolete
"[T]he thin and bruske harſh vvine doth nouriſh the bodie leſſe, but yet more agreeable and nutritive it is to the ſtomack."
- 1 marked by rude or peremptory shortness wordnet
- 1 A municipality of Santa Catarina, Brazil.
- 1 To act towards (someone or something) in a curt or rudely abrupt manner. archaic, transitive
"Had this been done, Denine had not been bruſqued and carried by Villars at the firſt aſſault, […]"
Etymology
The adjective is borrowed from French brusque, from Italian brusco (“abrupt, sudden, brusque; brisk; eager; sour, tart; unripe; grim-looking”); further etymology unknown. The verb is derived from the adjective.
The adjective is borrowed from French brusque, from Italian brusco (“abrupt, sudden, brusque; brisk; eager; sour, tart; unripe; grim-looking”); further etymology unknown. The verb is derived from the adjective.
Unadapted borrowing from Portuguese Brusque.
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