Brusque vs Uncivil - What's the difference?
brusque | uncivil |
Rudely abrupt, unfriendly.
* 1858 , , Dr Thorne , ch. 3:
Not civilized; savage; barbarous; uncivilized.
Not civil; not complaisant; discourteous; impolite; rude; unpolished; as, uncivil behavior.
* 2007 , The Times , 24 Dec 2007:
* 2008 , New York Times , 4 Feb 2008:
As a verb brusque
is .As an adjective uncivil is
not civilized; savage; barbarous; uncivilized.brusque
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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
*References
* * * ----uncivil
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Adjective
(en adjective)- John Terry and Frank Lampard would not have reacted as the Nigerian did to the (admittedly X-rated) challenge that led to the Liverpool forward being sent off in last week’s Carling Cup quarter-final against Chelsea. All very dangerous, all very uncivil .
- But since you probably weren’t there, and be thankful for that, here is a quick primer on local, uncivil civics so that you might appreciate the recent political clamor in this part of eastern Tennessee.