Found 2 items, similar to brusque.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: brusque brusque adj : marked by rude or peremptory shortness; “try to cultivate a less brusque manner”; “a curt reply”; “the salesgirl was very short with him” [syn: brusk, curt, short(p)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Brusque Brusque \Brusque\, a. [F. brusque, from It. brusco brusque, tart, sour, perh. fr. L. (vitis) labrusca wild (vine); or cf. OHG. bruttisc grim, fr. brutti terror.] Rough and prompt in manner; blunt; abrupt; bluff; as, a brusque man; a brusque style. [1913 Webster]