brisk
part of speech
adjective (brisk, brisker, briskest)
meaning for a pupil
1) Brisk means quick and energetic («a brisk walk»). tree →
2) Brisk weather is cold and fresh. tree →
3) A brisk manner is quick and businesslike, sometimes a bit short. tree →
4) Brisk business or trade is busy, with lots of buying and selling. tree →
sense in the lessons
Health lessons recommend a brisk walk every day for exercise. Stories describe brisk winds, brisk talkers and brisk trade at markets.
examples
- We went for a brisk walk after lunch. tree →
- It was a brisk autumn morning. tree →
- The nurse was kind but brisk. tree →
- Ice cream sales were brisk on the hot day. tree →
- Rat rowed at a brisk pace. tree →
- A brisk wind blew off the sea. tree →
- The brisk wind which stirred the fire also played with a squeaky old tree beside Iktomi's wigwam. tree →
note
Adverb: briskly. Comparative brisker, superlative briskest.
Trees and pragmatics
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