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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Guy Lodge, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
International sales have already been unsurprisingly brisk.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
All forms of exercise are helpful, and a great choice is simply taking a brisk walk every day.
—Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
Follow Minimum Walking Guidelines The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) advises 150-250 minutes per week of moderate physical exercise, such as brisk walking, for people who want to lose weight.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2025
If left on automatic, the GFX100RF prefers a 1/125-second exposure time, which is brisk enough to eliminate signs of handshake.
—PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 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 11 Sep. 2025.
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