transcription, транскрипция: [ adjective ]
also brusk ˈbrəsk
Etymology: French brusque, from Italian brusco, from Medieval Latin bruscus butcher's-broom (plant with bristly twigs)
Date: 1651
1. : markedly short and abrupt
2. : blunt in manner or speech often to the point of ungracious harshness
Synonyms: see bluff
• brusque·ly adverb
• brusque·ness noun