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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But there are moments of the season that simply call out for a brisk read.
—Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 10 June 2026
And research has found that people who walk at a brisker pace tend to show signs of slower biological aging.
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Adjective
Humidity creeps back into the picture on Sunday with highs in the low 90s, increasing clouds and brisk southwest winds ahead of a strong cold front.
—Tammie Souza, CBS News, 13 June 2026
Consumers haven’t slowed down their brisk spending.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
But there are moments of the season that simply call out for a brisk read.
—Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 10 June 2026
And research has found that people who walk at a brisker pace tend to show signs of slower biological aging.
—Lucia Aronica, CNBC, 10 June 2026
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“Brisk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brisk. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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