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brusqueness

brusqueness noun: the state or quality of being brusque; brusque behaviour.

Noun

brusqueness (usually uncountable, plural brusquenesses)

  1. (usually) The state or quality of being brusque; brusque behaviour.
    • Syed Hassan felt somewhat ashamed of his brusqueness, his rudeness, his boasting.1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 517

Forms of brusqueness

pluralbrusquenesses

Origin of brusqueness

From brusque + -ness.

Questions about brusqueness

What does brusqueness mean?
Brusqueness means the state or quality of being brusque; brusque behaviour.
What part of speech is brusqueness?
Brusqueness is a noun.
What is the plural of brusqueness?
The plural of brusqueness is brusquenesses.

Words near brusqueness in the dictionary

  1. Brusola
  2. Brusos
  3. brusque
  4. brusqued
  5. brusquely
  6. brusqueness
  7. brusquenesses
  8. brusquer
  9. brusquerie
  10. brusqueries
  11. brusquery

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