brusque
adjective /bruːsk/, /brʊsk/
/brʌsk/
- using very few words and sounding rude
synonym abrupt, curt寡言而无礼的 - The doctor spoke in a brusque tone.
医生不客气地简单说了几个字。
Collocations DictionaryBrusque is used with these nouns:- manner
词源mid 17th cent.: from French, ‘lively, fierce,’ from Italian brusco ‘sour’. - The doctor spoke in a brusque tone.