adj. & v.
adj. 1 quick, lively, keen (a brisk pace; brisk trade). 2 enlivening (a brisk wind).
v.tr. & intr. (often foll. by up) make or grow brisk. brisken v.tr. & intr. briskly adv. briskness n.
[ prob. F brusque BRUSQUE ]
adj. & v.
adj. 1 quick, lively, keen (a brisk pace; brisk trade). 2 enlivening (a brisk wind).
v.tr. & intr. (often foll. by up) make or grow brisk. brisken v.tr. & intr. briskly adv. briskness n.
[ prob. F brusque BRUSQUE ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012