brusque
 /ˈbrʌsk/  adj   [more ~; most ~]
  : talking or behaving in a very direct, brief, and unfriendly way
   She asked for a cup of coffee and received a brusque reply: “We don't have any.”
   The teacher was brusque and impatient.
  brusque·ly  adv  
  brusque·ness  noun   [  noncount  ]