HyperDic: brusque

English > 1 sense of the word *brusque*:
ADJECTIVE	all	brusque, brusk, curt, short	marked by rude or peremptory shortness

brusque > pronunciation
Sounds	brah'sk
Rhymes	busk ... tusk: 12 rhymes with ahsk...

English > *brusque*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	marked by rude or peremptory shortness.
Example	"try to cultivate a less brusque manner"
Synonyms	brusk, curt, short
Broader	discourteous	showing no courtesy
Spanish	brusca, brusco, cortante, seco
Catalan	brusc, sec
Nouns	brusqueness	an abrupt discourteous manner
Adverbs	brusquely	in a blunt direct manner