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| brisk | |
| 1. adj. Full of liveliness and activity; characterized by quickness of motion or action |  |
| We took a brisk walk yesterday. | |
| 2. adj. Full of spirit of life; effervescing | |
| 3. adj. (archaic) sparkling; fizzy | |
| brisk cider | |
| 4. adj. Stimulating or invigorating. | |
| This morning was a brisk fall day. It wasn't cold enough for frost, but you wanted to keep moving. | |
| 5. adj. Abrupt, curt in one's manner or in relation to others. | |
| 6. v. (ambitransitive, often with "up") To make or become lively; to enliven; to animate. | |
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