brusquely

or brusk·ly

[ bruhsk-lee ]

adverb

1. in a rough or blunt way; abruptly:

   Yes, she does brusquely put people in their place, and she can be a little gruff.

Word History and Origins

Origin of brusquely¹

brusque ( def ) + -ly

Example Sentences

She brusquely replied that a particular leopard routinely came by a path in the hills, passed her house and went “that way.”

From Scientific American

Mann might have responded brusquely to Westbrook’s arrival as an instant starter in February.

From Los Angeles Times

He’s best known for his BAFTA-awarded 2019 feature “Bait,” a masterful, odd, brusquely stylish drama about economic and family tensions in a present-day Cornish fishing village, old ways deployed to dramatize a modern reality.

From Los Angeles Times

Someone else brusquely compares the country to a “fat kid at a birthday party who everyone makes fun of‌” — until “he explodes.”

From New York Times

Wood brusquely grabs one of the men; another shot shows one of them trying to escape.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• nimbly
• rapidly
• vigorously