Brusque

/bɹuːsk/

रूखा; कर्कश; तुनक-मिज़ाज/असभ्य (ढंग से)

Origin & History

From French brusque (“abrupt, rough”), ultimately related to Italian brusco (“sour, rough”).

फ़्रेंच brusque (“अचानक/कठोर, रूखा”) से; आगे चलकर इटालियन brusco (“खट्टा, खुरदुरा/कठोर”) से संबंधित।

Definition

Someone who is brusque speaks or acts very quickly and bluntly, often sounding rude or unfriendly, even if they do not intend to offend.

जो व्यक्ति brusque होता है, वह बहुत जल्दी और रूखे/कठोर ढंग से बात करता या व्यवहार करता है, जिससे वह असभ्य या अनमित्रवत लग सकता है, भले ही उसका उद्देश्य बुरा न हो।

Parts of Speech

Adjective:
The receptionist was brusque and ended the call abruptly.

Usage Examples

His brusque reply made everyone uncomfortable.
She can seem brusque when she is under pressure.
Please don’t be brusque with the new interns.
The manager gave a brusque nod and walked away.

Related Forms

Adjective
Adverb

Idioms & Phrases

Brusque manner
रूखा/कठोर व्यवहार
A brusque response
रूखा/कटाक्ष भरा जवाब
Brusque tone
रूखा लहजा