[
US
/ˈbɹəskɫi/
]
ADVERB
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in a blunt direct manner
he spoke bluntly
he stated his opinion flat-out
he was criticized roundly
How To Use brusquely In A Sentence
- I simply haven't got time to deal with the problem today, " she said brusquely.
- In one great sneeze, the umbrellas were turned inside out or took flight I watched one guest chase one through the parking lot, the vases fell and shattered, and the rose petals so delicately thrown about were brusquely blown away. Miles to Go
- The man scoffed in disgust, and threw the paper away, walking on brusquely.
- Which is not what I came to see you about," I answered brusquely, somewhat nettled by their incomprehension. THE DESCENT
- I smiled, shrugged my shoulders in tantalizing repetition of my former action upon a like occasion and then answered brusquely: The Filigree Ball
- The force of his will seemed brusquely to be quadrupled and decupled. A Man's Woman
- She watched as he stood, and walked brusquely to the closet, flicking through his wardrobe.
- She was brusquely marched by Geonosian warriors into a circle of Jedi survivors to await execution.
- Last year Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, last year brusquely dismissed the Schäuble proposals, insisting instead on roping the IMF into the European bailouts while emphasising that they could be made available only as an absolute last resort and subject to the most punitive of terms. EU leaders look to expanded bailout fund to stave off crisis
- `She was secretly vetted before she ever undertook any work for me," Tweed told him brusquely. COVER STORY