brusque

brusque has 2 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 7.

Definitions

• a.. Rough and prompt in manner; blunt; abrupt; bluff; as, a brusque man; a brusque style.
• a.. marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him"