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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
brisk/brɪsk/

▶adjective

1 active and energetic.

2 slightly brusque.

– derivatives
brisken verb,
briskly adverb,
briskness noun.

– origin C16: prob. from Fr. brusque (see brusque).

'brisk' also found in these Oxford entries:

alacrity - allegretto - allegro - boil - breezy - play - power-walking - quick march - smart - snap - spanking - strenuous - unsnap - vivace

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