brusque /bruːsk, brʊsk $ brʌsk/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: French ; Origin: Italian brusco , from Medieval Latin bruscus type of bush with sharp points ]
using very few words, in a way that seems rude SYN abrupt :
a brusque manner
—brusquely adverb
—brusqueness noun [uncountable]