Brusqueness
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noun.
Quality of being brusque; roughness joined with promptness; bluntness.
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noun.
The state or quality of being
brusque
.
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noun.
an abrupt discourteous manner
Word Usage
"Perhaps her brusqueness was an attempt to dispel the memory of that embarrassing incident that hung between them."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
discourtesy
rudeness
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
abruptness
angularity
bluntness
clumsiness
cowardliness
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
bluntness