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| Main Entry: |
briskly
 [brisk] 
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| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | energetically |
| Synonyms: | brusquely, enthusiastically, in a lively manner, nimbly, promptly, quickly, rapidly, vigorously |
| Antonyms: | listlessly, slowly, sluggishly |
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Example Sentences
- Demands from opposition parties, and from some donors, for more civilian and local oversight were brusquely turned down.
- Meanwhile, the opposition's various lawsuits against different officials have been brusquely dismissed.
- Smart marched brusquely out of the courtroom past a phalanx of spectators.
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