Brusque
WordNet
adjective
(1) Marked by rude or peremptory shortness
"Try to cultivate a less brusque manner"
"A curt reply"
"The salesgirl was very short with him"
WiktionaryText
Adjective
- Rudely abrupt, unfriendly.
- 1858, Anthony Trollope, Dr Thorne, ch. 3:
- He was brusque, authoritative, given to contradiction, rough though never dirty in his personal belongings, and inclined to indulge in a sort of quiet raillery.
- 1858, Anthony Trollope, Dr Thorne, ch. 3: