'brusquely
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brusque (bruːsk, brʊsk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| blunt or curt in manner or speech | |
| [C17: from French, from Italian brusco sour, rough, from Medieval Latin bruscus butcher's broom] | |
| 'brusquely | |
| —adv | |
| 'brusqueness | |
| —n | |
| brusquerie | |
| —n | |
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