Brisk

Pronunciation

• IPA: /bɹɪsk/
• Rhymes: -ɪsk

Origin

Uncertain. Compare Welsh brysg

and French brusque

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Full definition of brisk

Adjective

1. Full of liveliness and activity; characterized by quickness of motion or action; lively; spirited; quick.We took a brisk walk yesterday.
• 2012, December 29, Paul Doyle, Arsenal's Theo Walcott hits hat-trick in thrilling victory over Newcastle, Ba, who has been linked with a January move to Arsenal, should have rewarded their brisk start with the opening goal in the 16th minute.
2. Full of spirit of life; effervescing, as liquors; sparkling; as, brisk cider.
3. Stimulating or invigorating.This morning was a brisk fall day. It wasn't cold enough for frost, but you wanted to keep moving.
4. Abrupt, curt in one's manner or in relation to others.
• 1919, William Somerset Maugham, ,Her manner was brisk, and her good-breeding scarcely concealed her conviction that if you were not a soldier you might as well be a counter-jumper.

Verb

1. (transitive, often with "up") To make or become lively; to enliven; to animate.

Anagrams

• birks