adjective · rare

brusque

brusque · brusquer · brusquest

безцеремонний

бесцеремонный, грубый, резкий

brüsk, brüskierend, plötzlich

Rudely abrupt; curt, unfriendlyRudely abrupt; curt, unfriendly.

UK/bɹʊsk/US/bɹʌsk/

» I was a little brusque with you before.

Meaning

2 senses

Rudely abrupt; curt, unfriendly.
brüsk, brüskierend, plötzlich
бесцеремо́нныйbesceremónnyj, гру́быйgrúbyj, ре́зкийrézkij
безцеремо́ннийbezceremónnyj
(obsolete)Sour, tart.

More definitions

marked by rude or peremptory shortness

Examples

1 sentences

I was a little brusque with you before.
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Translations

8 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

rudely abrupt — see also curt, unfriendly:

Русский

By meaning 1

rudely abrupt — see also curt, unfriendly:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

rudely abrupt — see also curt, unfriendly:

Origin

The adjective is borrowed from French brusque, from Italian brusco (“abrupt, sudden, brusq

The adjective is borrowed from French brusque, from Italian brusco (“abrupt, sudden, brusque; brisk; eager; sour, tart; unripe; grim-looking”); further etymology unknown.

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