"bruskness" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From brusk + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|brusk|ness}} brusk + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} bruskness (uncountable)
  1. The state of being brusk Tags: uncountable
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          "ref": "1916, Elbert Hubbard, Little Journeys To the Homes of the Great, Volume 3 (of 14):",
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