Meaning brusque
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brusque(adj.) short, abrupt, dismissive (The captain’s brusque manner offended the passengers.)
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brusque1650s, from French brusque "lively, fierce," from Italian adjective brusco "sharp, tart, rough," perhaps from Vulgar Latin *bruscum "butcher's broom plant."
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brusquerude, abrupt in manner, fluent
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brusqueadj. Somewhat rough or rude in manner or speech.
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brusque(adj) marked by rude or peremptory shortness
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brusquebrusque|lang=en
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1900s=1955|
2000s=2005
*'''1858''', , ''Dr Thorne'', ch. 3,
*:He was brusque, authoritative, given to contradiction, rough though never dirty in his personal belongings, a [..]
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