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bruskness

bruskness noun: the state of being brusk.

Noun

bruskness (uncountable)

  1. The state of being brusk
    • On further acquaintance I concluded that Mr. Spear's bruskness was assumed, and that beneath the tough husk there beats a very tender heart.1916, Elbert Hubbard, Little Journeys To the Homes of the Great, Volume 3 (of 14)
    • "Why didn't you send for me at once?" asked the older man with increasing bruskness.1912, Vaughan Kester, The Just and the Unjust

Origin of bruskness

From brusk + -ness.

Questions about bruskness

What does bruskness mean?
Bruskness means the state of being brusk.
What part of speech is bruskness?
Bruskness is a noun.

Words near bruskness in the dictionary

  1. brusker
  2. bruskest
  3. Bruski
  4. Bruskis
  5. bruskly
  6. bruskness
  7. brusle
  8. brusled
  9. brusles
  10. brusling
  11. Brusno

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