26984 words

brisk

4 definitions • 9 examples
1

Examples:

a brisk walk
He set a brisk pace and we struggled to keep up.
Her tone on the phone was brisk (= she spoke quickly and used few words) and businesslike.
2

Examples:

I took a brisk walk.
Business has been brisk lately.
A brisk (= cold but pleasant) wind blew across the field.
3
quick and full of energy, and only saying what is necessary:

Examples:

In the office, he was brisk and businesslike.
4
used to describe a situation in which there is a lot of activity:

Examples:

Oil prices added over 2% in brisk trading yesterday.
American manufacturing was doing brisk business last month.

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