Portuguese

Proper noun

Brusque m

1. Brusque (municipality in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil)

English

Alternative forms

• brusk

Adjective

brusque ‎(comparative brusquer or more brusque, superlative brusquest or most brusque)

1. 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.

Quotations

• For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:brusque.

Related terms

• brusquely
• brusqueness

Translations

References

• brusque in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• brusque in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• brusque at OneLook Dictionary Search

French

Etymology

From Italian brusco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁysk/

Adjective

brusque m, f ‎(plural brusques)

1. abrupt (sudden or hasty)

Verb

brusque

1. first-person singular present indicative of brusquer
2. third-person singular present indicative of brusquer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of brusquer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of brusquer
5. second-person singular imperative of brusquer