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1. (adj.) brisk
quick and active; lively:
brisk trading; a brisk walk.
2. brisk
sharp and stimulating; invigorating:
brisk weather.
3. brisk
abrupt; curt:
a brisk tone of voice.
4. (v.i.) brisk
to make or become brisk; liven (often fol. by up).
Etymology: (1580–90; of uncert. orig.)
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| Definition of 'brisk' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) alert, brisk, lively, merry, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippy
quick and energetic
"a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze"
2. (adj) bracing, brisk, fresh, refreshing, refreshful, tonic
imparting vitality and energy
"the bracing mountain air"
3. (verb) brisk
very active
"doing a brisk business"
4. (verb) brisk, brisk up, brisken
become brisk
"business brisked up"
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1. (adjective) brisk
fast and energetic
a brisk walk/pace; ***brisk trading
2. brisk
efficient or abrupt
***her brisk manner of speaking
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| Definition of 'brisk' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) brisk
full of liveliness and activity; characterized by quickness of motion or action; lively; spirited; quick
2. (adj) brisk
full of spirit of life; effervesc/ng, as liquors; sparkling; as, brick cider
3. brisk
to make or become lively; to enliven; to animate; to take, or cause to take, an erect or bold attitude; -- usually with up
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Sense: active or fast moving
a brisk walk; Business was brisk today.
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 Afrikaans: flink, gou |
 Arabic: رَشيق، سَريعُ الحَرَكَه |
 Bulgarian: бърз |
 Brazilian: movimentado |
 Czech: ostrý, řízný, živý |
 German: lebhaft |
 Danish: rask; livlig |
 Greek: γοργός, ζωηρός |
 Spanish: activo, movido, rápido |
 Estonian: vilgas |
 Farsi: تند؛ فرز |
 Finnish: reipas |
 French: vif |
 Hebrew: נִמרַץ, מָהִיר |
 Hindi: फुर्तीला |
 Croatian: žustar |
 Hungarian: fürge |
 Indonesian: cepat |
 Italian: veloce; attivo |
 Japanese: きびきびした |
 Korean: 활발한 |
 Lithuanian: spėrus, gyvas |
 Latvian: dzīvs; mundrs; rosīgs |
 Malay: cergas |
 Dutch: kwiek, levendig |
 Norwegian: rask, frisk; effektiv |
 Polish: żwawy, ożywiony |
 Persian: تند؛ فرز |
 Pashto: تیز |
 Portuguese: movimentado |
 Romanian: (în pas) alert |
 Russian: бодрящий; оживлённый |
 Slovak: rezký, živý |
 Slovenian: živahen |
 Serbian: žustar |
 Swedish: livlig, rask |
 Thai: กระฉับกระเฉง |
 Turkish: canlı, hareketli |
 Taiwanese: 輕快的 |
 Ukrainian: жвавий |
 Urdu: سرگرم یا تیزی سے حرکت کرن |
 Vietnamese: sôi động |
 Chinese: 轻快的，活泼的 |
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