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abrupt in manner; blunt; rough: A brusque welcome greeted his unexpected return.
Also, brusk.
Origin:
1595–1605; < Middle French < Italian brusco rough, tart, special use of brusco (noun) butcher's broom < Late Latin brūscum, for Latin rūscus, rūscum, perhaps conflated with Vulgar Latin *brūcus heather (see brier2)
1595–1605; < Middle French < Italian brusco rough, tart, special use of brusco (noun) butcher's broom < Late Latin brūscum, for Latin rūscus, rūscum, perhaps conflated with Vulgar Latin *brūcus heather (see brier2)
Related forms
brusque·ly, adverb
brusque·ness, noun
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Brusquely
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Example Sentences
- Kabila brusquely dismissed a question about a man jailed for circulating opposition literature.
- Demands from opposition parties, and from some donors, for more civilian and local oversight were brusquely turned down.
- Worse, their operators brusquely block the aisle, the exit and the view.
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Word Origin & History
brusque
1650s, from Fr. brusque "lively, fierce," from It. adj. brusco "sharp, tart, rough," perhaps from V.L. *bruscum "butcher's broom plant."
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