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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Brusque \Brusque\, a. [F. brusque, from It brusco brusque, tart, sour, perh. fr L. (vitis) labrusca wild (vine); or cf OHG. bruttisc grim, fr brutti terror.] Rough and prompt in manner; blunt; abrupt; bluff; as a brusque man; a brusque style. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: brusque adj : marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him" [syn: {brusk}, {curt}, {short(p)}]
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