Associations to the word «Brusque»

Wiktionary

BRUSQUE, adjective. Rudely abrupt, unfriendly.

Dictionary definition

BRUSQUE, adjective. Marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him".

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca