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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Adjective
Prada 2 has been enjoying brisk weekday business, including crossing the $300 million mark globally on Wednesday and $100 million on Thursday in North America.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026
On a brisk spring morning, a handful of visitors mosey in and out of Burlington Prairie Forest Preserve in far western Kane County.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
The cabin was quiet, the ride smooth and the electric motors provided brisk acceleration when needed.
—Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 2 May 2026
Two batters into the top of the sixth, a sudden, aggressive rain began pouring down on Citizens Bank Park, prompting a brisk 24-minute delay.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
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“Brisk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brisk. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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