Brisk vs Immediately - What's the difference?
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Full of liveliness and activity; characterized by quickness of motion or action; lively; spirited; quick.
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Full of spirit of life; effervescing, as liquors; sparkling; as, brisk cider.
Stimulating or invigorating.
Abrupt, curt in one's manner or in relation to others.
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In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay.
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As an adjective brisk
is full of liveliness and activity; characterized by quickness of motion or action; lively; spirited; quick.As a verb brisk
is to make or become lively; to enliven; to animate.As an adverb immediately is
in an immediate manner; instantly or without delay.As a conjunction immediately is
Indicates that the dependent clause describes something that occurs immediately after the independent clause's referent does.brisk
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- We took a brisk walk yesterday.
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- This morning was a brisk fall day. It wasn't cold enough for frost, but you wanted to keep moving.
- Her manner was brisk, and her good-breeding scarcely concealed her conviction that if you were not a soldier you might as well be a counter-jumper.
See also
* brusqueExternal links
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* ----immediately
English
Adverb
(-)- I hope we can begin immediately .
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