Brusque — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

marked by rude or peremptory shortness

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kæpˈɛt/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈʌsk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈʌsk/

1 syllable Say it as /kæpˈɛt/.

Examples

try to cultivate a less brusque manner
a curt reply
the salesgirl was very short with him

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

brusk short curt

Parts of Speech

adjective

marked by rude or peremptory shortness

“try to cultivate a less brusque manner”

Word Forms

brusqueness	noun	an abrupt discourteous manner
curtness	noun	an abrupt discourteous manner
shortness	noun	an abrupt discourteous manner

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schroff

gekennzeichnet durch unhöfliche oder herrische Kürze

🇪🇸Spanish

brusco

marcado por una brevedad grosera o perentoria

🇮🇹Italian

brusco

contrassegnato da una brevità rude o perentoria

🇳🇱Dutch

bruusk

gekenmerkt door grove of dwingende kortzichtigheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

brusco

marcado por falta rude ou peremptória

🇷🇺Russian

бесцеремонный

отмечен грубой или безапелляционной краткостью

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अशिष्ट

असभ्य या स्थायी लघुता द्वारा चिह्नित

🇮🇳Tamil

புருசலான

முரட்டுத்தனமான அல்லது வெளிப்படையான குறுகிய தன்மையால் குறிக்கப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

బరువైన

మొరటుగా లేదా విపరీతమైన పొట్టితనంతో గుర్తించబడింది

🇮🇳Gujarati

બ્રસ્ક

અસંસ્કારી અથવા અવ્યવસ્થિત ટૂંકીતા દ્વારા ચિહ્નિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೃಹದಾಕಾರದ

ಅಸಭ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಪೆರೆಂಪ್ಟರಿ ಕೊರತೆಯಿಂದ ಗುರುತಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബ്രഷ്ക്

പരുഷമായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഭയാനകമായ ഷോർട്ട്നെസ് കൊണ്ട് അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നു

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

粗暴

以粗鲁或专横的简短为特征

🇯🇵Japanese

無愛想な

失礼なまたは強引な短さが特徴

🇰🇷Korean

무뚝뚝한

무례하거나 단호한 말투로 표시됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thô lỗ

được đánh dấu bằng sự ngắn gọn thô lỗ hoặc hống hách

🇹🇭Thai

พูดพล่อยๆ

ทำเครื่องหมายด้วยความหยาบคายหรือความสั้นเชิงเผด็จการ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kasar

ditandai dengan sikap pendek yang kasar atau ditaati

🇵🇭Filipino

brusko

minarkahan ng bastos o peremptory shortness

🇲🇾Malay

kasar

ditandakan dengan kekurangan kasar atau peremptory

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فظ

يتميز بقصر فظ أو قطعي

🇮🇷Persian

بی رحمانه

با کوتاهی بی ادبانه یا شدید مشخص شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

kaba

kaba veya kesin kısalıkla işaretlenmiş

🇮🇱Hebrew

מבריק

מסומן על ידי קוצר גס או מחייב

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