Brusque
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: /bɹuËsk/
- US IPA: /bɹʌsk/
- Rhymes: -ÊŒsk
Alternative forms
Origin
From French brusque, from Italian brusco ("rude, sharp, sour"); origin unknown.
Full definition of brusque
Adjective
brusque
- Rudely abrupt, unfriendly.
- 1858, Anthony_Trollope, Dr Thorne, ch. 3:He was brusque, authoritative, given to contradiction, rough though never dirty in his personal belongings, and inclined to indulge in a sort of quiet raillery.