most brusque

adjective

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)

Related forms

brusque·ly, adverb

brusque·ness, noun

Synonyms
unceremonious, short, curt. See blunt.

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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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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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