BRUSQUELY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

In a blunt direct manner

Example:

he was criticized roundly

Synonyms:

bluffly; bluntly; brusquely; flat out; roundly

Classified under:

Adverbs

Pertainym:

brusque (marked by rude or peremptory shortness)

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