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brusque
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brusque
(adjective)
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brusque
/
ˈ
brʌsk/
adjective
brusque
/
ˈ
brʌsk/
adjective
Learner's definition of BRUSQUE
[
more brusque; most brusque
]
:
talking or behaving in a very direct, brief, and unfriendly way
She asked for a cup of coffee and received a
brusque
reply: “We don't have any.”
The teacher was
brusque
and impatient.
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— brusquely
adverb
— brusqueness
noun
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noncount
]
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