The blueblood lady held the simple folks in disdain. In her eyes, they all looked boors with a brusque style, despite the fact that this time it is owing to them that she had roof above her head.
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Brusque
/bɹʊsk/
Synonyms for "brusque" (186 found)
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Closest matches (38)
Adjective(16 words)
Strong matches (55)
close-tonguedclosemouthedcompactcompendiouscompressedconcisecondensedcontractedcrabbedcrispcrudecrustycurtcutdirectdisagreeablediscourteousdockeddownrightdumb
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economical of wordsellipticellipticalepigrammaticexplicitfleetingforthrightfrankfrankheartedfreefree spokenfree-speakingfree-spokenfree-tonguedgenuinegnomicgruffharshheart-to-heartill-manneredimpatientimpoliteindisposed to talkingenuouslaconicmorosemummute
Verb(1 words)
Related words (93)
offhandopenopenheartedoutspokenoverbearingpithyplainplain spokenplain-spokenpointedprunedquietraucousreservedroughroundrudesententiousseveresharp
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shortshort and sweetshort-temperedshortenedsilentsinceresnappishsnippetysnippysnugsoursparing of wordsspartanspeechlessstraightstraight outstraight-outstraightforwardsuccinctsummarysurlysynopsizedtaciturntactlesstemperamentaltersetighttight lippedtight-lippedto the pointtongue tiedtongue-tiedtransparenttruculenttruncateduncheckeduncivilunconstrainedunequivocalungraciousunguardedunloquaciousunmannerlyunreservedunrestraineduntalkativeword-boundwordless
Adjective(20 words)
offhandedperemptoryrough guessrough shoverough-edgedroughishrudestshirtyshortshort summarysnappishsnippiersnippiestsurlierterseterse proseterse wordingterserunceremoniousuntactful
Noun(4 words)
rough pushrude replyshort piecesudden stopping motion
Verb(1 words)
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5 entriesbrusque commentbrusque dismissalbrusque mannerbrusque replybrusque tone
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23 total sentences available.
I was a little brusque with you before.
Source: tatoeba (5376472)
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; […]
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[A]ll the answer Miss Jarron got was a brusque refusal, followed by Mr. Camperton's retreat from the piano.
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