brisk

About 1.99 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Full of liveliness and activity; characterized by quickness of motion or action.

   We took a brisk walk yesterday.

2. adjective Full of spirit of life; effervescing.
3. adjective Sparkling; fizzy.

   brisk cider

4. adjective Stimulating or invigorating.

   This morning was a brisk fall day. It wasn't cold enough for frost, but you wanted to keep moving.

5. adjective Abrupt, curt in one's manner or in relation to others.

   The service in that restaurant was brisk and impersonal.

6. verb To make or become lively; to enliven; to animate.

Similar words

rattling brisk up energetic zippy lively bracing invigorating merry snappy brisken

Often followed by

and walk pace trade fire business walking wind trot

Word family

brisked brisker briskest brisking briskly briskness brisknesses brisks