Word of the Week #6

Brusque

Source: Advancing the Story by Debora Halpern Wenger and Deborah Potter

How it was used: It is time that we put behind us the days of circling the wagons against claims of error; time to cease those brusque I-haven’t-got-time telephone cutoffs or we-stand-by-our story letters of response.

Definition: 1. Markedly short and abrupt 2. Blunt in manner of speech often to the point of ungracious harshness

-Adjective

Sentence: When I asked for a clarification on my instructions, my manager gave me a brusque reply.