Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Brisk"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Brisk \Brisk\, a. [Cf. W. brysg, fr. brys haste, Gael. briosg
quick, lively, Ir. broisg a start, leap, jerk.]
1. Full of liveliness and activity; characterized by
quickness of motion or action; lively; spirited; quick.
Cheerily, boys; be brick awhile. --Shak.
Brick toil alternating with ready ease. --Wordworth.
2. Full of spirit of life; effervesc?ng, as liquors;
sparkling; as, brick cider.
Syn: Active; lively; agile; alert; nimble; quick; sprightly;
vivacious; gay; spirited; animated.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Brisk \Brisk\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Bricked}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Bricking}.]
To make or become lively; to enliven; to animate; to take, or
cause to take, an erect or bold attitude; -- usually with up.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
brisk
adj 1: quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively
gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling
rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze" [syn: {lively},
{merry}, {rattling}, {snappy}, {spanking}, {zippy}]
2: imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air"
[syn: {bracing}, {energizing}, {energising}, {fresh}, {refreshing},
{refreshful}, {tonic}]
3: very active; "doing a brisk business"
v : become brisk; "business brisked up" [syn: {brisk up}, {brisken}]
Additional Hypertext Webster Gateway Lookup
Gateway by dict@stokkie.net
stock only wrote the gateway and does not have any control over the contents;
see the Webster Gateway FAQ,
and also the Back-end/database links and credits.