BRUSQUE

Brusque (�), 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; as, a brusque man; a brusque style.