BRUSQUE


Meaning of BRUSQUE in English

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.