brusquely
In clipped manner
Brusquely means in a manner that is abrupt, curt, or blunt to the point of rudeness: She brusquely dismissed his concerns.
The word suggests efficiency without warmth—someone acting brusquely gets to the point but may leave others feeling brushed off or offended.
Rudely brief in speech
- terselyIn few words
- shortlyIn little time
- snappishlyIn an irritable way
- grufflyIn a rough manner
dismissively · abruptly · clipped · briskly · unceremoniously · offhandedly · peremptorily · summarily
Without proper courtesy
- impolitelyIn an uncivil manner
- discourteouslyWithout proper manners
- uncivillyIn an impolite manner
- tactlesslyWithout social sensitivity
ungraciously · disrespectfully · insensitively · offensively · abrasively · harshly · roughly · churlishly
Speaking without diplomacy
- directlyWithout intermediary steps
- franklyWithout concealment or evasion
- candidlyWithout concealment or evasion
- forthrightlyIn an honest, direct way
plainly · straightforwardly · matter-of-factly · unvarnished · plain-spoken · outspokenly · explicitly · unequivocally
curtly
Rudely brief in speech
- terselyIn few words
- shortlyIn little time
- snappishlyIn an irritable way
gruffly · dismissively · abruptly · clipped · briskly · unceremoniously · offhandedly · peremptorily · summarily · snappily
rudely
Without proper courtesy
- impolitelyIn an uncivil manner
- discourteouslyWithout proper manners
- uncivillyIn an impolite manner
tactlessly · ungraciously · disrespectfully · insensitively · offensively · abrasively · harshly · roughly · churlishly · boorishly
bluntly
Speaking without diplomacy
- directlyWithout intermediary steps
- franklyWithout concealment or evasion
- candidlyWithout concealment or evasion
forthrightly · plainly · straightforwardly · matter-of-factly · unvarnished · plain-spoken · outspokenly · explicitly · unequivocally · no-nonsense
brusquelygently
In a mild manner
kindly · warmly · courteously · politely · graciously