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
The brand’s debut Stateside reflects its brisk online business in the country, which currently represents the second largest e-commerce market, following Spain, Casanovas said.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
One letter, brisk and to the point, is from the neighbor of a family in Lancashire, who find that for reasons that cannot be explained, their home is regularly left sodden by water which seems to materialize from nowhere.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Examples include brisk walking, dancing, and resistance training using equipment or your own bodyweight.
—Carrie Madormo, Health, 19 Oct. 2025
Style it with work pants and pointed-toe boots for an easy, office-ready outfit, or wear it with jeans and sneakers when heading out on brisk fall days.
—Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 18 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 22 Oct. 2025.
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