brusque
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“When he arrives at Southwark House as a terse, brusque, tricky man, you’ve already experienced his level of affection with his wife and that’s really important contextually,” Haig says.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
Her brother, John, who runs the family scrapyard, is equally brusque.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
Tudor's brusque, plain speaking style got no more out of the Spurs squad than Frank's more empathetic approach.
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2026
Whenever “Martha” captures these moments of introspection we see its eponymous figure exposed for what she is – ambitious and demanding, forward-thinking and innovative, brusque and task-obsessed.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2024
Her voice sounded as brusque as usual, but it had another note in it, too—a touch of guilt.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
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