brusque
Cross references: 1. bluff brusque also brusk \'br*sk\ aj [F brusque, fr. It brusco, fr. ML bruscus butcher's-broom] : markedly short and abrupt : sharp and often harsh - brusque.ly av
Webster's English DictionaryCross references: 1. bluff brusque also brusk \'br*sk\ aj [F brusque, fr. It brusco, fr. ML bruscus butcher's-broom] : markedly short and abrupt : sharp and often harsh - brusque.ly av