BRUSK

brusque, brusk, curt, short

(adjective) marked by rude or peremptory shortness; “try to cultivate a less brusque manner”; “a curt reply”; “the salesgirl was very short with him”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

brusk (comparative brusker or more brusk, superlative bruskest or most brusk)

(US) Alternative spelling of brusque

Anagrams

• Burks

Source: Wiktionary


Brusk, a.

Definition: Same as Brusque.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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27 May 2025

DIRECTIONALITY

(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”


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