Meanings
nounbrusqueness (usually uncountable, plural brusquenesses)
plural brusquenesses
- uncountableusuallyThe state or quality of being brusque; brusque behaviour.
Syed Hassan felt somewhat ashamed of his brusqueness, his rudeness, his boasting.
1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 517
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan abrupt discourteous manner
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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“brusqueness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brusqueness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
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