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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Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 11 Nov. 2025
Bennett recently formed the La Jolla Active Walkers Group, which takes brisk walks two or three times a week at different locations and times of day.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2025
But his group never stopped putting in the work, which paid dividends on a brisk night in Bedford.
—Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
The company’s brisk activity shows no signs of slowing.
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Adjective
There is something undeniably exciting about a brisk breeze and the sensation of leaves crunching under your feet, so embrace the colors of the season with a front door refresh to brighten up your comings and goings (and impress all of your holiday guests come November).
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 11 Nov. 2025
Bennett recently formed the La Jolla Active Walkers Group, which takes brisk walks two or three times a week at different locations and times of day.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2025
But his group never stopped putting in the work, which paid dividends on a brisk night in Bedford.
—Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
The company’s brisk activity shows no signs of slowing.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 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 13 Nov. 2025.
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