Definitions for brisk

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Spelling: [brisk]
IPA: /brɪsk/

Brisk is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 46 anagrams from letters in brisk (bikrs).

Definitions for brisk

adjective

  1. quick and active; lively:
  2. sharp and stimulating:
  3. (of liquors) effervescing vigorously:
  4. abrupt; curt:

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to make or become brisk; liven (often followed by up).

Origin of brisk

First recorded in 1580-90; of uncertain origin

Examples for brisk

In the fetal position, she begins shivering from the brisk wind.

She meant to go all the rounds with brisk little Miss Winship.

It was too late; in the brisk idiom of his mother-tongue, he was "caught with the goods on."

There was brisk vehicular traffic all along the road, and most of it German.

Opt for a brisk 20-minute walk around the park to get your blood pumping.

Bake it in a brisk oven an hour or more according to its thickness.

Put it on the spit, rub it with butter, and roast it before a brisk fire.

The voting was brisk although not as much compared to recent elections, locals said.

They were walking at a brisk pace, and Tom appeared to be talking earnestly.

The Spire, like most fountains, has the basics -- Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Sierra Mist, brisk Iced Tea and SoBe Lifewater.

Word Value for brisk
Scrable

11

Words with friends

12

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