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Definition of Brusquely
1. Adverb. In a blunt direct manner. "He was criticized roundly"
Definition of Brusquely
1. Adverb. In a brusque manner; abruptly; rudely. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Brusquely
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brusquely
Literary usage of Brusquely
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Diary of a Southern Refugee, During the War by Judith White Brockenbrough] [McGuire (1868)
"nance, but not his manner ; he brusquely told us that he would " see about it."
In an hour afterwards the surgeon and the ambulance came, but after what ..."
2. The Gentleman's Magazine (1881)
""Not I," he answered brusquely, so brusquely that Violet's smiles vanished. "
I beg your pardon, Mademoiselle," he went on, " the fact is, I am annoyed that ..."
3. The Pageant by Charles Hazelwood Shannon, Gleeson White (1896)
"... at this "very instant the door, which resists no longer, falls to brusquely
under their pressure, which they have not had time to relinquish] YGRAINE. ..."
4. Kings in Exile by Charles George Douglas Roberts (1910)
"He thrust upon it again, more brusquely, to be just ... brusquely denied. The hot
blood blazed to his head, and he dashed himself upon it with all his ..."
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