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brisked

[brisk] Origin

brisk

[brisk] adjective, -er, -est, verb
adjective
1.
quick and active; lively: brisk trading; a brisk walk.
2.
sharp and stimulating: brisk weather; brisk wind.
3.
(of liquors) effervescing vigorously: brisk cider.
4.
abrupt; curt: I was surprised by her rather brisk tone.
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
5.
to make or become brisk; liven (often followed by up).

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Brisked is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.

Origin:
1580–90; of uncertain origin

brisk·ly, adverb
brisk·ness, noun


1. spry, energetic, alert.


1. languid.

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