BRISK


Meaning of BRISK in English

/ brɪsk; NAmE / adjective ( comparative brisk·er , no superlative )

1.

quick; busy :

a brisk walk

to set off at a brisk pace

Ice-cream vendors were doing a brisk trade (= selling a lot of ice cream) .

2.

( of a person, their voice or manner ) practical and confident; showing a desire to get things done quickly :

His tone became brisk and businesslike.

3.

( of wind and the weather ) cold but pleasantly fresh :

a brisk wind / breeze

►  brisk·ly adverb

►  brisk·ness noun [ U ]

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent.: probably from French brusque lively, fierce, from Italian brusco sour.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.