Brusque

But while Robert begins as brusque yet lovable — like Quint — the long days and longer nights press him to places that are darker, more dangerous, and surprisingly vulnerable.

Danny, who was admittedly a bit brusque with Manny, was an undeniable leader.

How does make the cravat and brusque Philadelphia accent work so well?

It’s a mistake for former Bill Belichick assistants to act like Bill Belichick, who brusque demeanor is backed up by eight Super Bowl wins.

Meanwhile, the former Cameroonian superstar Samuel Eto’o delivered a brusque and brutal verdict.

The Emperor, sung by Andrew Thomas Pardini, is a brusque, officious leader who revels in his absolute power, until the figure of Death finds a way to outsmart him.

While he can be a brusque jerk, there’s pathos to his performance as he becomes increasingly desperate, lashing out at his guests or at various resentments.

After his wife's death, he loses all self-esteem and his brusque manners result in him being ostracized by former friends.

But on 15 September, without taking leave of the Emperor or the other commanders, he set off with his troops on the march back to Saxony, probably as a result of the brusque treatment he had been accorded as a Protestant.

Character-naming in Don Quixote makes ample figural use of contradiction, inversion, and irony, such as the names Rocinante rocinante: deriv. of rocín, work horse; colloq., brusque labourer; rough, unkempt man.

His beard hearkened back to the likeness of tsars of old, contributing to an aura of brusque authority, awe-inspiring to some, alienating to others.

In his otherwise flattering portrayal of James, Pedro de Ayala remarks on James's ability as a military commander, portraying him as brusque and fearless on the battlefield: He is courageous, even more so than a king should be.