brusquely

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The first time it happened, the day care received an anonymous call from a woman brusquely asking them to open the door.

From Salon • Jan. 29, 2026

He gave her a pointed look, she says, and addressed her brusquely in Swahili: “You’re a Gen Z—come here.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 9, 2025

She brusquely replied that a particular leopard routinely came by a path in the hills, passed her house and went “that way.”

From Scientific American • Apr. 22, 2023

Mann might have responded brusquely to Westbrook’s arrival as an instant starter in February.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2023

The coachman brought the carriage straight to the front of the house and assisted his passenger brusquely to the ground.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood