brusque

also brusk (brŭsk)
adj.
Abrupt and curt in manner or speech; discourteously blunt. See synonyms at gruff.

[French, lively, fierce, from Italian brusco, coarse, rough, from Late Latin brūscum, perhaps blend of Latin rūscus, butcher's broom, and Late Latin brūcus, heather; see briar¹.]

brusquely brusque'ly adv.
brusqueness brusque'ness n.

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also brusk

adjective

Rudely unceremonious: abrupt, blunt, brief, crusty, curt, gruff, short, short-spoken. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude.

adj

Definition: curt, surly
Antonyms: courteous, kind, polite, tactful

For a list of words related to brusque, see:

• Cold, Unfriendly, Irritable, or Cruel

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - brysk, affærdigende

Nederlands (Dutch)
kortaf, bruusk

Français (French)
adj. - brusque, bourru, brutal

Deutsch (German)
adj. - brüsk, schroff

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - απότομος, κοφτός

Italiano (Italian)
brusco

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - brusco, rude

Русский (Russian)
резкий, неожиданный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - brusco

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - tvär, burdus

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
唐突的, 直率的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 唐突的, 直率的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 퉁명스러운

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ぶっきらぼうな, がさつな

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) فظ, غليظ, جاف, خشن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮פתאומי, גס, מהיר, נוקשה‬

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