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brusque definition

brusque (brusk; chiefly Brit bro̵̅o̅sk, bro̵osk)

adjective

rough and abrupt in manner or speech; curt
also brusk

Etymology: Fr < It brusco < ML bruscus, brushwood; prob. akin to brush, but infl. by It rusco < L ruscum, butcher's-broom

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