brusquerie

[broos-kuh-ree; Fr. brysk^uh-ree]

noun

abruptness and bluntness in manner; brusqueness.

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brusque (bruːsk, brʊsk)

—*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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