The quality of being brusque; an abrupt, curt manner of speaking or behaving.
Noun form created by adding '-ness' to 'brusque', following standard English nominalization patterns for adjectives from French origins.
The French spelling 'brusque' actually wins out in English when we make the noun form—we don't usually see 'bruskness' in formal writing, showing how prestige and spelling can travel together!
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