brusque

== English == === Etymology === The adjective is borrowed from French brusque, from Italian brusco (“abrupt, sudden, brusque; brisk; eager; sour, tart; unripe; grim-looking”); further etymology unknown. The verb is derived from the adjective. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bɹʊsk/, /bɹuːsk/, /bɹʌsk/ (General American) IPA(key): /bɹʌsk/ Rhymes: -ʌsk, -ʊsk, -uːsk === Adjective === brusque (comparative brusquer or more brusque, superlative brusquest or most brusque) Rudely abrupt; curt, unfriendly. Synonyms: offhand, short (obsolete) Sour, tart. ==== Alternative forms ==== brusk (Britain, obsolete, or US) ==== Derived terms ==== brusquely brusqueness brusquerie, brusquery ==== Translations ==== === Verb === brusque (third-person singular simple present brusques, present participle brusquing, simple past and past participle brusqued) (transitive, chiefly archaic) To act towards (someone or something) in a curt or rudely abrupt manner. ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “brusque”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “brusque”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. “brusque”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian brusco. Doublet of brusc. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bʁysk/ === Adjective === brusque (plural brusques) abrupt (sudden or hasty) Synonyms: abrupt, brutal curt ==== Derived terms ==== brusquement brusquer === Verb === brusque inflection of brusquer: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “brusque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012