|  brusk 
 
 marked by rude or peremptory shortness
 - try to cultivate a less brusque manner
 - a curt reply
 - the salesgirl was very short with him
 • Syn:
 brusque, curt, short
 • Similar to:
 discourteous
 • Derivationally related forms:
 shortness (for: short), curtness (for: curt), brusqueness (for: brusque)
 
 
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