What is rough and prompt in manner; blunt; abrupt; hluff; as, a brusque man; a brusque style called?
brusque — Rough and prompt in manner; blunt; abrupt; hluff; as, a brusque man; a brusque style. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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