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Meanings of brusqueness in English

Catalan
brusquedat
Spanish
sequedad

An abrupt discourteous manner.

        brusquedat
        Usage of brusqueness in English
        1
        A new prosecutor, Jett was cloaking a case of nerves with brusqueness.
        Bones of the Lost
        2
        To natural brusqueness is added an evident disinclination to discuss the business.
        Floyd Grandon's Honor
        3
        She thought she understood both the change of decision and the brusqueness.
        The Leopard Woman
        4
        He's a can-do character whose brusqueness can blind people to his cleverness.
        The Irish Times
        5
        The Scarecrow interrupted with a brusqueness that might have been meant kindly.
        Son of a witch: volume two in the wicked years
        6
        The others, including Doctor Wilhelm, chimed in; which only heightened Frederick's brusqueness.
        Atlantis
        7
        Given my husband's brusqueness, I suspect the urgency is simply to avoid me.
        Daughters of the Nile
        8
        In his accent Cinq-Mars had nothing of the brusqueness which clothed his words.
        Cinq Mars — Volume 4
        9
        The Duchess of Azay had accepted her invitation with characteristic brusqueness.
        Calvert of Strathore
        10
        But as Denry was leaving the room Mr Duncalf called with formidable brusqueness-
        The Card, a Story of Adventure in the Five Towns
        11
        Stanton's manner had always been rude to the point of brusqueness and insult.
        The Southerner: A Romance of the Real Lincoln
        12
        I see that you do not understand me, said Michel, with sudden brusqueness.
        Prince Zilah — Volume 2
        13
        His own brusqueness, cynicism and temper predisposed him to atrabilious vodyanoi.
        Iron Council
        14
        This brusqueness, his haste, his sternness troubled her more and more.
        The Ramrodders: A Novel
        15
        Then suddenly she realized the weakness as well as the brusqueness of her attitude.
        Over the Pass
        16
        Wylie senior took the cue of brusqueness and nodded shortly.
        Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories
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        Translations for brusqueness
        Spanish
        sequedad
        Brusqueness through the time
        Brusqueness across language varieties
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