| His brusque dismissal by passers-by lends a tinge of Beckettian pathos to this very plainly told tale. |
| Mr. Rochester was a princely and heroic master, and, despite his ireful frown and brusque, moody manner, Jane felt at ease in his presence. |
| He then blocked his e-mail to me, and I haven't had the chance to experience his brusque wit or elegant expatiations since then. |
| O'Neill has the time to effect his velvet revolution after the brusque, abrasive and confrontational approach of his predecessor. |
| Even with a woman who clearly loves him, he is rude and brusque, abruptly rejecting any sort of overture that may lead to self-disclosure. |
| The brusque application of plaster disrupts the logic of the painting's chiaroscuro. |
