A person may be described as brusque when they are talking or behaving in a very direct, brief, and unfriendly way. Brusque can also describe speech that is noticeably short and abrupt.
// We knew something was wrong when our normally easygoing professor was brusque and impatient with our class.
// She asked for a cup of coffee and received a brusque reply: “We don't have any.” |