brusque

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  1. adjective Abrupt and curt in manner or speech; discourteously blunt. See Synonyms at gruff.

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curt ·  gruff ·  discourteous ·  peremptory ·  surly ·  abrupt ·  dismissive ·  imperious ·  contemptuous ·  unceremonious ·  petulant ·  brisk
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  1. French, lively, fierce, from Italian brusco, coarse, rough, from Late Latin brūscum, perhaps blend of Latin rūscus, butcher's broom, and Late Latin brūcus, heather; see briar1.
 

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