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 company’s brisk activity shows no signs of slowing.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
Then, on the other five days, add some spontaneous brisk walking.
—Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Oct. 2025
Trick-or-treaters can expect brisk but dry weather.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Francella shape-shifts in the film from international film director to street dollar-seller to billionaire, the portraits interlacing into a brisk mosaic of contemporary Argentina.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Brisk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brisk. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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