Brusque vs Petulant - What's the difference?
brusque | petulant | Related terms |
Rudely abrupt, unfriendly.
* 1858 , , Dr Thorne , ch. 3:
childishly irritable
(obsolete) forward; pert; insolent; wanton.
Brusque is a related term of petulant.
As a verb brusque
is .As an adjective petulant is
exuberant, lively.brusque
English
Alternative forms
* bruskAdjective
(en-adj)- He was brusque , authoritative, given to contradiction, rough though never dirty in his personal belongings, and inclined to indulge in a sort of quiet raillery.
Quotations
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* * * ----petulant
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Lack of sleep is causing Dave's recent petulant behavior.
- (Burton)