Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Brusque \Brusque\, a. [F. brusque, from It. brusco brusque,
   tart, sour, perh. fr. L. (vitis) labrusca wild (vine); or cf.
   OHG. bruttisc grim, fr. brutti terror.]
   Rough and prompt in manner; blunt; abrupt; bluff; as, a
   brusque man; a brusque style.

Source : WordNet®

brusque
     adj : marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a
           less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl
           was very short with him" [syn: {brusk}, {curt}, {short(p)}]