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brusco — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abrupt adj Happening suddenly and without warning.
  • brusque adj Rudely abrupt; curt, unfriendly.

Senses

brusco is used for these senses in English:

  • abrupt Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
  • abrupt Extremely steep or craggy as if broken up; precipitous. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
  • brusque Rudely abrupt; curt, unfriendly.

abrupt — full definition

  1. adj Happening suddenly and without warning.
  2. adj Blunt or curt in manner, verging on rude.
  3. adj Very steep, as if broken off sharply.

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