All 3 Uses of
brusque
in
Middlemarch
- I shall not ride any more," said Dorothea, urged to this brusque resolution by a little annoyance that Sir James would be soliciting her attention when she wanted to give it all to Mr. Casaubon.†
Chpt 1
- "My dear Rosy, you don't expect me to talk much to such a conceited ass as that, I hope," said Lydgate, brusquely.†
Chpt 6
- "Yes, I am," said Lydgate, brusquely, holding his hat, and ready to go.†
Chpt 7 *
Definition:
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(brusque) abrupt (sudden and quick -- without taking the time to be friendly)