1
: keenly alert : lively
… a brisk old lady with no nonsense about her …—
Jean Stafford
Jean Stafford2
a
: pleasingly tangy
brisk tea
b
: fresh, invigorating
a brisk autumn day
3
: sharp in tone or manner
was very brisk on the phone
briskly
adverb
briskness
noun
brisked; brisking; brisks
: to make animated, energetic, or marked by much activity : to make brisk
: to become brisk
—usually used with up
business brisked up
Examples of brisk in a Sentence
Adjective
She answered the phone in a brisk voice.
They went for a brisk walk in the woods.
She walked at a brisk pace.
Business is brisk at the store.
There is a brisk market in old movie posters.
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Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
For instance, walking at a brisk pace generally increases total energy expenditure and burns more calories per minute.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2026
Sunday’s procession took place outside the church in the brisk air of Copley Square.
—Boston Herald Staff, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2026
Plan on a mostly sunny sky and brisk morning wind.
—Cutter Martin, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Lendingtree, Wallethub Chase’s and Amex’s premium cards have been doing such brisk business that new challengers are leaping into the category.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
For instance, walking at a brisk pace generally increases total energy expenditure and burns more calories per minute.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2026
Sunday’s procession took place outside the church in the brisk air of Copley Square.
—Boston Herald Staff, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2026
Plan on a mostly sunny sky and brisk morning wind.
—Cutter Martin, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Brisk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brisk. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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