B2 adjective #20,000 most common

brusqueness

Synonyms

abruptness curtness bluntness gruffness shortness tersetness

Antonyms

politeness courtesy graciousness

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B2

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B1

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A2

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B2

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C1

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adloctude

C1

Describing a person or communicative style characterized by a formal and direct manner of address. It implies a state of being rhetorically accessible while maintaining a sense of authoritative presence.

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C1

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C1

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