Synonyms:
alert, brisk, lively, merry, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippy
Meaning: quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze"
Synonyms:
bracing, brisk, fresh, refreshing, refreshful, tonic
Meaning: imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air"
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
brisk, brisk_up, brisken
Meaning: become brisk; "business brisked up"
Usage examples
Brisk directness of speech
The governor was a brisk little man, very simple and affable.
Shirts were now brisk, and the hours appallingly long in this heat.
Good night!" And so saying, Savareen continued his course homeward at a brisk trot.
Taking the bellows in hand she blew furiously, and was presently rewarded with a brisk blaze.
At last we began to see that the return fire was slacking off, while ours was as brisk as ever.
It must, therefore, have had a brisk and flourishing foreign trade at an exceedingly remote period.
A brisk fire should be kept up, and the doors of the room should be kept shut, if the weather is cold.
The dogs pulled well, and we went towards the Glacier Tongue at a brisk pace; found much of the ice uncovered.
When the bones get well heated through, turn the meat, and keep a brisk fire--baste it frequently while roasting.