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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
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
