Both Uses
brusque
in
The Secret Sharer
(Auto-generated)
- I did not think of asking him for details, and he told me the story roughly in brusque, disconnected sentences.†
*brusque = abrupt
- He didn't finish and went out brusquely as if to escape from some unrighteous wiles of mine.†
brusquely = abruptly (suddenly and quickly -- without taking the time to be friendly)
Definitions:
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(1)
(brusque) abrupt (sudden and quick -- without taking the time to be friendly)
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)