brusquerie

[ broos-kuh-ree; French bryskuh-ree ]

noun

1. abruptness and bluntness in manner; brusqueness.

Word History and Origins

Origin of brusquerie¹

First recorded in 1750–55; from French brusque + -erie; brusque ( def ), -ery ( def )

Example Sentences

To conceal this he made use of a brusquerie of speech and manner that was merely a cloak to his real nervousness.

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"I shan't see that," said Kindelon, with an amused brusquerie.

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The flat brusquerie of her two remarks to the man had struck her own ear unpleasantly: they were neither polished nor courteous.

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John Abernethy, the pupil and friend of John Hunter, was remarkable for eccentricity and brusquerie in his dealings with patients.

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This most mistaken opinion gives an indelicacy, a 'brusquerie', and a roughness to the manners.

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