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BRISK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does brisk mean?
• BRISK (adjective)
The adjective BRISK has 3 senses:
1. quick and energetic
2. imparting vitality and energy
3. very active
Familiarity information: BRISK used as an adjective is uncommon.
• BRISK (verb)
The verb BRISK has 1 sense:
1. become brisk
Familiarity information: BRISK used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
| Declension: comparative and superlative |
Superlative: briskest
Sense 1
Meaning:
Quick and energetic
Synonyms:
alert; brisk; lively; merry; rattling; snappy; spanking; zippy
Context example:
a spanking breeze
Similar:
energetic (possessing or exerting or displaying energy)
Derivation:
briskness (liveliness and eagerness)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Imparting vitality and energy
Synonyms:
bracing; brisk; fresh; refreshful; refreshing; tonic
Context example:
the bracing mountain air
Similar:
invigorating (imparting strength and vitality)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Very active
Context example:
doing a brisk business
Similar:
active (full of activity or engaged in continuous activity)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Become brisk
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
Context example:
business brisked up
Hypernyms (to "brisk" is one way to...):
accelerate; quicken; speed; speed up (move faster)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Context examples
In the study, 47 people walked on a treadmill at a brisk pace for 20 minutes, and had blood samples taken before and after this exercise session.
(Just 20 Minutes of Walking May Reduce Inflammation in Your Body, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
They suggest that older adults perform 150 minutes a week of moderate exercise (such as brisk walking), 75 minutes a week of vigorous aerobic training, or a combination of the two types.
(Aerobic Exercise May Mildly Delay, Slightly Improve Alzheimer's Symptoms, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
A finding indicating the quick and brisk constriction of the pupils in response to light.
(Normal Pupillary Response, NCI Thesaurus)
A/2017 U1 came from the direction of the constellation Lyra, cruising through interstellar space at a brisk clip of 15.8 miles (25.5 kilometers) per second.
(Small Asteroid or Comet 'Visits' from Beyond the Solar System, NASA)
"City life does not agree with me at all," remarked the Lion, as they walked along at a brisk pace.
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
He had a brisk kind of way with him and spoke sharply, like a man who knew the value of time.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
I am glad of it, said he, in a much brisker tone, and throwing down the newspaper again, for I am tired to death.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
You always was brisk for business, and has the rules by heart, George, as I'm pleased to see.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
Whilst the two archers were keeping up a brisk fire upon the mob beneath them, Du Guesclin and his lady were consulting with Sir Nigel upon their desperate situation.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Some agreed with the last speaker and some were against him, so that a brisk argument was being carried on around me.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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