How is brusque pronounced?
What does brusque mean in English?
1 : markedly short and abrupt a brusque reply. 2 : blunt in manner or speech often to the point of ungracious harshness was brusque with the customers.
What is a brusque person?
A brusque manner of speaking is unfriendly, rude, and very brief. Brush and brusque are not related, but they sound similar — when someone is brusque, you often feel that they are trying to give you the brush off. Near synonyms for brusque are curt, short, and gruff.
What is the opposite of brusque?
dull. Adjective. ▲ Opposite of rather rude, curt or abrupt in speech or manner.