Sample Sentences for
brusque
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    "Up there where?" said Brinker brusquely.  (source)
    brusquely = abruptly (suddenly and quickly)
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    But he was struck, as most people were, by Okonkwo's brusqueness in dealing with less successful men.  (source)
    brusqueness = abruptness (not taking the time or trouble to be friendly)
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    The plainclothesman in front of her flashed a badge, showed a search warrant, and brusquely asked Mary for permission to enter.  (source)
    brusquely = abruptly (suddenly and quickly -- without taking the time to be friendly)
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    "Awright," he said brusquely. "Gi'me that mouse! ... I ain't takin' it away jus' for meanness. That mouse ain't fresh, Lennie; and besides, you've broke it pettin' it."  (source)
    brusquely = abruptly
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    When the Palestinian man rang them up, he was brusque and hurried.  (source)
    brusque = abrupt
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    He came home with his manners a good deal improved; he had lost his surliness and brusqueness, and...  (source)
    brusqueness = abruptness (quickness without taking the time to be  friendly)
    standard suffix: The suffix "-ness" converts an adjective to a noun that means the quality of. This is the same pattern you see in words like darkness, kindness, and coolness.
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    Dr. Annstrong stood up. He said brusquely: "No, a man doesn't die of a mere choking fit. Marston's death wasn't what we call a natural death."  (source)
    brusquely = abruptly (suddenly and quickly -- without taking the time to be friendly)
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    Nurse Wilma grunted around most days, hale and brusque, slamming drawers and cabinets.†  (source)
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    From the very first I had been baffled by his brusqueness with the old man.†  (source)
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    "Yeah, yeah," I say brusquely.  (source)
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    The local doctor was an old man, brusque and businesslike, though with kind eyes.†  (source)
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    Despite his reputation for brusqueness, he made his proposal in a deferential manner.†  (source)
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    (brusquely) So don't just stand there!  (source)
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