a. [ F. brusque, from It. brusco brusque, tart, sour, perh. fr. L. (vitis) labrusca wild (vine); or cf. OHG. bruttisc grim, fr. brutti terror. ] Rough and prompt in manner; blunt; abrupt; bluff;
n. Quality of being brusque; roughness joined with promptness; bluntness. Brit. Quar. [ 1913 Webster ]