Brusque

Synonyms: abrasive, abrupt, bluff, blunt, brisk, caustic, churlish, clipped, crisp, curt, gruff, impolite, indelicate, monosyllabic, not afraid to call a spade a spade, offhand, outspoken, peremptory, plain-spoken, rude, sharp, short, snappish, snappy, tactless, tart, terse, uncivil, undiplomatic; discourteous

Antonyms: polite, verbose

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Frequency: High Frequency

Content Type: B, Donald Trump, funny, politics

Brusque

(adj) abrupt or offhand in speech or manner; “she could be brusque and impatient”

Brusque (ब्रस्क) meaning in Hindi (English to Hindi Dictionary)

अशिष्ट, बेअदब, रूखा

Brusque Origin

mid 17th century: from French, ‘lively, fierce’, from Italian brusco ‘sour’.

Brusque in a sentence (word usage in recent newspaper)

Donald Trump is brusque, aggressive, narcissistic and most likely, brutally honest.
Known for his hard-line law-and-order views and brusque manner, he would set a very different tone than previous holders of the job.
Trump has come across as brusque, almost bordering on being boorish, with no respect for the woman.
While such sudden and brusque changes are the norm in corporate America which did not even spare its CEO Steve Jobs in 1985.
Brusque & ruthless, Jagmohan Dalmiya lifted the game.

Mnemonic trick to remember the meaning of brusque

brush kyun??? I dont want to brush and kiss you!

Brusque pronunciation