brusque
brusque · brusques · brusqued · brusquing
To act towards in a curt or rudely abrupt mannerTo act towards (someone or something) in a curt or rudely abrupt manner.
UK/bɹʊsk/US/bɹʌsk/
» I was a little brusque with you before.
shekitten · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(archaic)To act towards (someone or something) in a curt or rudely abrupt manner.
Examples
1 sentencesI was a little brusque with you before.
Origin
The adjective is borrowed from French brusque, from Italian brusco (“abrupt, sudden, brusqThe 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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Forms
brusques, brusquing, brusqued, brusquedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.