[brisk] adj [prob. modif. of MF brusque] (1560) 1: keenly alert: lively
2. a: pleasingly tangy "~ tea" b: fresh, invigorating "~ weather"
3: sharp in tone or manner
4: energetic, quick "a ~ pace" -- brisk.ly adv -- brisk.ness n
[2]brisk vt (1628): to make brisk ~ vi: to become brisk--usu. used with up "business ~ed up"