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Examples
Adjective
  • //She answered the phone in a brisk voice.
  • //They went for a brisk walk in the woods.
  • //She walked at a brisk pace.
  • //Business is brisk at the store.
  • //There is a brisk market in old movie posters.
First Known Use
Adjective
1560, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1598, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
History and Etymology
Adjective
probably modification of Middle French brusque
Verb
verbal derivative of brisk entry 1
brisk
adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms

buck​skin
noun, often attributive
buck·​skin
ˈbək-ˌskin

Definition

  • the skin of a buck
    a soft pliable usually suede-finished leather
  • buck​skins plural buckskin breeches
    archaic a person dressed in buckskin
    especially an early American backwoodsman
  • a horse of a light yellowish-dun color with black mane and tail
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
buckskin
noun

Synonyms