All 4 Uses of
brusque
in
Lonesome Dove
- Call said brusquely.†
Chpt 11-12 *brusquely = abruptly (suddenly and quickly -- without taking the time to be friendly)
- Though certainly a brusque greeting, it was not much more than he would have expected from a father—fathers had always been touchy when he attempted to talk to their daughters.†
Chpt 68-69brusque = abrupt
- He had had enough of Jasper and Soupy and felt that the whole question of Pea and Deets had been treated too brusquely.†
Chpt 93-94brusquely = abruptly (suddenly and quickly -- without taking the time to be friendly)
- All the men were annoyed with Captain Call because he told of Gus's dying brusquely, got himself a little food and rode away to be alone, as he always did in the evening.†
Chpt 97-98
Definition:
abrupt (sudden and quick -- without taking the time to be friendly)