Definition of "brusquerie" [brusquerie]

• Curtness or bluntness of manner. (noun)

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• "This most mistaken opinion gives an indelicacy, a 'brusquerie', and a roughness to the manners."
• "-- Why have you bedizened yourself in that fashion? "he asked, with an affectation of 'brusquerie', as he tried to recover his power of speech."
• "Under the briskness and brusquerie, he was a softie and our respect for him was matched by our fondness."