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Meanings of brusque in English

Marked by rude or peremptory shortness.

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Usage of brusque in English
1
A brusque order from Ali Bey brought the work to a stop.
A river in the sky
2
The Daily Mail's response to a similar request was almost as brusque.
The Guardian
3
Something she saw in them excused the brusque command of his tone.
The Rosary
4
However, she didn't shy from mentioning that he could be brusque too.
The Guardian
5
Julia recognised this and recognised also the kindness of the brusque suggestion.
The Good Comrade
6
There was a brusque rejoinder, and the man handed in a note.
On the Heels of De Wet
7
Daylight Finn is efficient and brusque, good for fishing, fucking, and-apparently-washingdishes
Dirty Rowdy Thing
8
At dinner that evening the child found her company dull and brusque.
Chance: A Tale in Two Parts
9
Bergstein left with a brusque good-night and walked slowly up the road.
The Lady of Big Shanty
10
He was excited and resentful over his brusque treatment by the clerk.
Plotting in Pirate Seas
11
I suppose the affair must be brusque, or it will not do.
Letters to His Son, 1756-58 / On the Fine Art of Becoming a Man ...
12
A brusque question caused him to stutter to the point of suffocation.
The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale
13
If she was offended by his brusque manner, then so be it.
Complete Books of Blood
14
The doctor was mystified and impressed by the brusque bitterness of Lieut.
A Set of Six
15
His voice had become brusque, the politeness had gone from his address.
At the Villa Rose
16
She was brusque, unsmiling, as she told him to don sterile gloves.
Gravity
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common