brisk
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3.2
- adjective
- /brɪsk/
:
enérgico
- After breakfast, I like to take a brisk walk to start my day energetically.
- brisk pace
- brisk walking
- brisk walk
I would say like even just a brisk walk away from it, you'd be OK.
- I would say like even just a brisk walk away from it, you'd be OK.
- And you get up, you go on a little brisk walk, get a coffee.
- I'm going to keep my pace fairly brisk, and I invite you to hold your questions where possible until the end.
- And then a short time later, she comes back along the same set of tracks, walking beside her own tracks, now no longer brisk walk and no child.
Examples
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Outside, the air is brisk as the November wind nips at my face.
Fiction book (1998) -
All right boys, we will be taking a brisk tour of our fair campus.
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And you get up, you go on a little brisk walk, get a coffee.
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To clear your mind, take a brisk walk or a quick hot shower.
Academic text (1995) -
Come on, walk at a brisk pace, okay.
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I would say like even just a brisk walk away from it, you'd be OK.
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So our first group, stroll up the street, followed by our three businessmen at a more brisk pace.
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He's turning to look at her, but she's still walking at a brisk pace, head up.
Fiction book (1996) -
Well, milady, there's nothing like a brisk walk for giving a body an appetite.
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In perfect anonymity, Emile walked at a brisk pace down the Boulevard.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
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1.0
Moving or happening quickly
295
1.3
Happening very quickly
183
1.0
Able to move fast and lightly
111
1.3
Having a lot of energy and enthusiasm
93
1.6
Full of energy and active
87
4.1
Having a lot of strength and energy
70
1.8
Moving or happening very quickly with little delay
24
3.9
Happening very quickly with a lot of action
15
3.7
Quick and energetic in movement or action
4
6.0
Quick and full of energy
Antonyms
How Energetic
Surface Forms
Etymology
Brisk probably comes from the old French word brusque, which meant 'sharp' or 'lively'. So to be brisk is like a sudden, quick move full of energy.