Definition of "brusqueness" [brusque•ness]

• The state or quality of being brusque. (noun)

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• "Perhaps her brusqueness was an attempt to dispel the memory of that embarrassing incident that hung between them."
• "The very same people who complain about Franken's "brusqueness" have no problem doing the same, along with outright lies, when it serves them politically."
• "The brusqueness of the voice even emphasized the tenderness."