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Brusquely   /brˈəskli/   Listen
Brusquely

adverb
1.
In a blunt direct manner.  Synonyms: bluffly, bluntly, flat out, roundly.  "He stated his opinion flat-out" , "He was criticized roundly"






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"Brusquely" Quotes from Famous Books



... brusquely, his eyes riveted on the Security badge he'd been sure Trench had taken. "Yeah, I know. Your meal ticket was in danger. Okay, you've done your nightly duty. Now get the hell out of my room, ...
— Police Your Planet • Lester del Rey

... DuQuesne ordered brusquely, holding her around the body so that her feet extended straight out in front of ...
— The Skylark of Space • Edward Elmer Smith and Lee Hawkins Garby

... your concerts for me," he said brusquely. "It would interfere too seriously with my own musical job of getting in tune with ...
— Mr. Opp • Alice Hegan Rice

... a little taken aback, however, when Lottie, ashamed of her feeling, said brusquely, "As to gambling with cards, we no more thought of it than sending to a corner grocery for a bottle of whiskey, and taking from it a drink all around between ...
— From Jest to Earnest • E. P. Roe

... it easily from the outside. He felt in his pocket for it, jumped in his runabout, and hurried away. When he reached the New Arts Building he found Kennedy in the hall and dismissed him. "Thanks," he observed, brusquely. "I ...
— The Titan • Theodore Dreiser


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