Brusque tends to mean impolite or gruff. For example, a teacher might give a brusque direction when too many students call out at once.
It means abrupt and curt in speech or manner .
She gave me a brusque reply.
"Do you have to correct those infernal homework papers now? " asked the teacher's husband in a brusque manner. The doorman's brusque demeanor was not appreciated by the hotel guests.
"Brusque" means abrupt or offhand in speech or manner. I suppose a connotation could be "rude," but that's a pretty delicate distinction.
Try these words: sudden, hasty, curt, and brusque.
Breviloquent, brief, brusque, compact, compendiary, compendious, concise, crisp, curt, pithy, sententious, short and sweet, succinct, terse
From the French meaning abrupt, blunt in manner or speech.
She gave me a brusque reply.
Nicolas Brusque was born in 1976.
The word "brusque" comes from the French word "brusque," meaning "abrupt" or "blunt," which is derived from the Italian word "brusco," meaning "sour" or "sharp."
Brusque Futebol Clube was created in 1987.
The brusque response from the manager caught everyone off guard.
(The English word brusque is the same as "brusco" in Spanish: curt, rude, or impolite.)"When I asked for a clarification of his instructions, the boss gave me a brusque reply.""The brusque manner of the hotel doorman soon led to his dismissal.""His request for a large loan for an indefinite length of time was met with a brusque refusal.""The waiter for our table was probably brusque because she was very tired.""Since he did not approve of the decisions made by the committee, he answered the questions in a short, brusque manner."
a tone of voice
brusque
Brusque is being short with someone, treating them with little regard or respect. Brassy would be arrogant, possibly insulting
depends...can mean : brusque changes
"Do you have to correct those infernal homework papers now? " asked the teacher's husband in a brusque manner. The doorman's brusque demeanor was not appreciated by the hotel guests.