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adjective

quick and active; lively: brisk trading; a brisk walk.

sharp and stimulating: brisk weather; brisk wind.

(of liquors) effervescing vigorously: brisk cider.

abrupt; curt: I was surprised by her rather brisk tone.

verb (used with object), verb (used without object)

to make or become brisk; liven (often followed by up).

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Origin:
1580–90; of uncertain origin

Related forms

brisk·ly, adverb

brisk·ness, noun

Synonyms
1. spry, energetic, alert.

Antonyms
1. languid.

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Example Sentences

Renting of new apartments continued brisk yesterday in various parts of the city.

My walks are too brisk to invite reveries, but too slow to count as workouts.

By midtown, streets were quite crowded, and restaurants were doing a brisk trade.

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Renting of new apartments continued brisk yesterday in various parts of the city.

My walks are too brisk to invite reveries, but too slow to count as workouts.

By midtown, streets were quite crowded, and restaurants were doing a brisk trade.

Men exchange a firm handshake, followed by a few brisk pats on the back and a lingering one-arm embrace.

As an experiment, after a brisk walk on a cool morning remove your clothing and jump into bed.

Auctions and the fossil black market continue to do brisk business.

Brisk sales combined with a lack of speedy returns destroyed the company's thin margins, and the camera failed.

Housing starts and house prices continue to rise at a brisk pace.

They start off with a brisk bobbing bow, occasionally stretching their necks in a magnificent call.

In the standard story, the computer's evolution has been brisk and short.

And if there's one thing bikes are good at, it's the generation of brisk breezes.

For much of last year the yen slid, but there has recently been a brisk appreciation.

Trade in animals dead by natural causes or accident, particularly owls killed by motorists, is especially brisk.

The researchers say their study points to ways of designing software that can keep older folks' brains brisk.

Entertaining cut-scenes make sure everyone's favorite characters get face time, and the story moves at a brisk pace.

He had frequent chest infections, and wheezed if he took a brisk walk round the block.

Brisk morning walks prevent behavioral problems during the day.

Sure, it doesn't display color but the greyscale images are brisk.

If ever there was a subject liable to raise libertarian paranoia to a brisk boil, it's ubiquitous computing.

Yet sales at film festivals this year have been brisk.

Brisk mornings and cold days shouldnt stop you from getting out to enjoy a little cardio inspiration.

The pacing was a little brisk and perhaps could be slowed down so important stuff doesn't slip past viewers.

Travelzoo insiders, meanwhile, have been selling stock at a brisk pace.

Betting on exports was fine so long as global demand was brisk.

He keeps up a brisk and barefoot pace through a tangled, claustrophobic wilderness, seeing it with intimate familiarity.

Evidence from consumer and business surveys suggests that growth this year remains brisk.

It fits well around the hip and lower back, and it does not feel bulky and in the way of a brisk hike.

And given the scale of the financial crisis, the recovery is surprisingly brisk.

Head out for a weekend hike, take off on a brisk morning walk, or jet out to get the kids to soccer practice.

IT was an unexpectedly brisk day, a chill wind whipping, not a great day for a ballgame.

Development is also being spurred by the electronics industry's brisk global demand for copper.

But on a brisk winter day, it's easy to imagine the roar of.

People pop the top and savor the brisk chemical bite and the imitation lemon.

And bonn, finding time for a brisk walk in the middle of the day is a good suggestion too.

The redcoats opened a brisk musket fire from the barge.

Business is brisk enough that he can even be choosy about the location.

So he took a seat and started writing at a brisk pace on his exam.

The fight was waged at a brisk clip and proved entertaining to the small crowd.

They have several stores around the country, but also do a brisk online business.

Thanks to such initiatives, auditors are doing a brisk business.

Studies have found that a brisk walk can significantly dampen cravings, and eating while distracted adds to waistlines.

Camera shops, sellers of weekend fishing-boats and even restaurants report brisk business.

China, facing a shortage of electric power, has started to build new reactors at a brisk pace-one or two a year.

Business investment in equipment, brisk early in the recovery, has slackened.

Street life is marked by brisk conversation and exchange.

He was doing a brisk trade selling fruit to people who had been without fresh food for more than a week.

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World English Dictionary

brisk (brɪsk)

—*adj*
1.	lively and quick; vigorous: a brisk walk; trade was brisk
2.	invigorating or sharp: brisk weather

—vb
3.	(often foll by up) to enliven; make or become brisk

[C16: probably variant of brusque]

'briskly

—*adv*

'briskness

—n

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Word Origin & History

brisk

1550s, as Scottish bruisk, probably an alteration of Fr. brusque (q.v.).

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