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7 letters · 18 points in Scrabble
Meaning
adjective marked by rude or peremptory shortness
originThe adjective is borrowed from French brusque, from Italian brusco (“abrupt, sudden, brusque; brisk; eager; sour, tart; unripe; grim-looking”); further etymology unknown. The verb is derived from the adjective.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0