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BRUSQUE
Definition of BRUSQUE
adjective
Rudely abrupt; curt, unfriendly.
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Where it comes from
The adjective is borrowed from French brusque, from Italian brusco (“abrupt, sudden, brusque; brisk; eager; sour, tart; unripe; grim-looking”); further etymology unknown. The verb is derived from the adjective.
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Word DNA
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
10th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
1.7%
of traced words share this origin (1,311)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, BRUSQUE · 3 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BRUSQUE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far. 70 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 52, 11 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 66, 25 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 94 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 52, 11 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BRUSQUE starts with B and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read BEQRSUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once. It uses Q - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start BRUSQU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 52
Could you have found BRUSQUE?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 52 - and most players walked straight past it.
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