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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Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 28 Oct. 2025
Kansas City's brisk temperatures hovered in the low 50s as the red-and-gold looked to extend its winning record.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Research shows a preventative effect on ovarian cancer when people undergo at least two hours of moderate exercise (like brisk walking) per week and less than three hours of sitting per day.
—Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 27 Oct. 2025
Temperatures will also be brisk in the Midwest and Great Lakes regions, reaching only the 30s and 40s later in the day, The Weather Channel reported.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Examples include moderate or brisk walking, water aerobics, doubles tennis, slow cycling, or ballroom dancing.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 28 Oct. 2025
Kansas City's brisk temperatures hovered in the low 50s as the red-and-gold looked to extend its winning record.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Research shows a preventative effect on ovarian cancer when people undergo at least two hours of moderate exercise (like brisk walking) per week and less than three hours of sitting per day.
—Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 27 Oct. 2025
Temperatures will also be brisk in the Midwest and Great Lakes regions, reaching only the 30s and 40s later in the day, The Weather Channel reported.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for brisk
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“Brisk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brisk. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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