brisk
brisk / brisk/ • adj. active, fast, and energetic: a good brisk walk business appeared to be brisk. ∎ (of the weather or wind) cold but fresh and enlivening. ∎ sharp or abrupt: the brisk, dismissive nod of her head.DERIVATIVES: brisk·ly adv.brisk·ness n.
brisk
brisk †smart, spruce XVI; quick and active; sharp (in various senses) XVI. prob. — F. brusque BRUSQUE, but the connection of sense is not clear.
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