brisk

adj

Etymology: Uncertain; probably a collateral form of brusque, but compare Irish briosc, Scottish Gaelic brisg, Welsh brys.

1. Full of liveliness and activity; characterized by quickness of motion or action.

   “We took a brisk walk yesterday.”

   “On such occasions he would remark-- "Shaving may add an air that's somewhat brisker, For dignity, commend me to the whisker."”

2. Full of spirit of life; effervescing.
3. Sparkling; fizzy.

   “brisk cider”

4. Stimulating or invigorating.

   “This morning was a brisk fall day. It wasn't cold enough for frost, but you wanted to keep moving.”

   “Why, if 'tis dancing you would be, / There's brisker pipes than poetry.”

5. Abrupt, curt in one's manner or in relation to others.

   “Her manner was brisk, and her good-breeding scarcely concealed her conviction that if you were not a soldier you might as well be a counter-jumper.”

name

1. Brest, Belarus.

   “Jacob Kopelman of Brisk, Lithuania, paraphrased in verse the Aramaic translations of the five scrolls.”

verb

Etymology: Uncertain; probably a collateral form of brusque, but compare Irish briosc, Scottish Gaelic brisg, Welsh brys.

1. To make or become lively; to enliven; to animate.