brusquely

adverb

Definition of brusquelynext
as in abruptly

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Recent Examples of brusquely Gina remains loyal to Amy, who has at times treated her friend brusquely. — Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025 Citadel executives brusquely dismiss the idea that anything shady is going on. — Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026 The veil having been brusquely lifted from his eyes, Blair eventually left the service. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025 In some instances, judges brusquely threw cases out of court after prosecutors walked in with little evidence. — Brian Rokos, Daily News, 7 May 2026 Norma Torres, whose son — Kenneth Mena Torres — was among those arrested, described a jarring moment when ICE agents brusquely entered their home to scan the face of each person living there. — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brusquely
  1. abruptly
  2. bluntly
Adverb
  • Amid the rebellion, Johnson canceled votes and abruptly sent lawmakers home ahead of the July 4 holiday.
    — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • The much-ballyhooed heavyweight boxing match between Mike Tyson and Andrew Golota ends abruptly when Golota quits after the second round; later Golota is hospitalized with a concussion.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2026
Definition of abruptly
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  • International quality players like Morgan Gibbs-White, Murillo, Chris Wood and Neco Williams have helped fade the memory of men like Adama Diakhaby, Lica and Nicolau Dumitru, who, bluntly, impressed rather less.
    — Paul Taylor, New York Times, 2 July 2026
  • Yigal Guetta, a former lawmaker from the ultra-Orthodox Shas party, said it bluntly on Israel’s Channel 12 News.
    — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 29 June 2026
Definition of bluntly

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“Brusquely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brusquely. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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