1
: keenly alert : lively
a brisk old lady with no nonsense about her—
Jean Stafford
Jean Stafford2
a
: pleasingly tangy
brisk tea
b
: fresh, invigorating
a brisk autumn day
3
: sharp in tone or manner
was very brisk on the phone
briskly
adverb
briskness
noun
brisked; brisking; brisks
: to make animated, energetic, or marked by much activity : to make brisk
: to become brisk
—usually used with up
business brisked up
Synonyms
Examples of brisk in a Sentence
Adjective
She answered the phone in a brisk voice.
They went for a brisk walk in the woods.
She walked at a brisk pace.
Business is brisk at the store.
There is a brisk market in old movie posters.
Recent Examples on the WebRobin Pogrebin, New York Times, 2 June 2024
Sales have been brisk at Silverleaf, with move-in ready or nearly complete spec homes available for those eager to make Silverleaf their home.
—Prime Development, Kansas City Star, 26 May 2024
Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News, 14 May 2023
As in all Taycans, a two-speed automatic transmission on the rear axle enables brisk off-the-line acceleration and more efficient high-speed cruising.
—Nelson Ireson, Car and Driver, 27 Apr. 2021
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Adjective
Despite this trauma — which prompted him to relocate to Los Angeles — McCloud pushed to produce work for Art Basel Miami last December, and then managed to paint 31 pieces in three months for the Sean Kelly show that opened last month and has had brisk sales.
—Robin Pogrebin, New York Times, 2 June 2024
Sales have been brisk at Silverleaf, with move-in ready or nearly complete spec homes available for those eager to make Silverleaf their home.
—Prime Development, Kansas City Star, 26 May 2024
Verb
The flag and the extreme shift in my environment from humid deep-summer East Coast to brisk and cool saltwater breezes carrying the promise and vague threat of glaciers seemed to confirm it.
—Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News, 14 May 2023
As in all Taycans, a two-speed automatic transmission on the rear axle enables brisk off-the-line acceleration and more efficient high-speed cruising.
—Nelson Ireson, Car and Driver, 27 Apr. 2021
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“Brisk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brisk. Accessed 11 Jun. 2024.
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