Abrupt and rude in manner or speech; discourteously blunt.
John Winslow is a very brusk person.
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A guy who is kind, thoughtful, generous & caring and basically the loveliest guy in the world!
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(adj.) Brisk and Business-like Speech: Blunt, straight to the point, harsh
Also: bruskly
Connotation: Neutral/negative
Mr. Thompson's brusk manner often came accross as cold and uncaring.
"I need the notes by tomorrow," the manager said bruskly.
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A term used to express an object or event that is very good.
For example, if your mate bought a new car, you could say 'bloody hell, that's a brusk car'.
It is also applicable to a sentence such as 'last night was brusk, I had a good time'.
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Slang term for the extra bits of hard candy or sweets that are left over from the production of boiled sweets. Originates in Cork, Ireland.
"Didja hear you can get a big bag of brusk for only 40 cents down by de Firkin Crane, bai?"
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A plebian substitute for the proper adjective brusque.
"That customer service rep was really brusk."
"It's spelled brusque, you uppity peasant..."