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Brusquerie

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Brusqueness; abruptness, bluntness. countable, uncountable

    "“Yes? But then the Frenchman is a marquis, and the cleverer of the two,” remarked Polina imperturbably. “Is that so?” I repeated. “Yes; absolutely.” Polina was not at all pleased at my questions; I could see that she was doing her best to irritate me with the brusquerie of her answers. But I took no notice of this."

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From French brusquerie.

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