Sekirov Dictionary

brusque

UK /bɹʊsk/US /bɹʌsk/

adjective 2
verb 1
forms 7

adjective2

•
Rudely abrupt; curt, unfriendly.
- [A]ll the answer Miss Jarron got was a brusque refusal, followed by Mr. Camperton's retreat from the piano. — 1761
•
(no longer used) Sour, tart.
- [T]he thin and bruske harsh vvine doth nourish the bodie lesse, but yet more agreeable and nutritive it is to the stomack. — 1601

verb1

•
(no longer used) To act towards (someone or something) in a curt or rudely abrupt manner.
- Had this been done, Denine had not been brusqued and carried by Villars at the first assault, […] — 1740

forms

brusqued · brusquing · brusques · brusquer · more brusque · brusquest · most brusque

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