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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Sarah Garone, Health, 13 May 2026
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Adjective
If your cardiorespiratory fitness could use a boost, Gavino said a wide range of physical activities can help, including aerobic activities like brisk walking, cycling, swimming, and interval training.
—Sarah Garone, Health, 13 May 2026
Even a 10-minute brisk walk or a 30-minute gardening session can have benefits.
—Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 13 May 2026
Temperatures will then dip back down to the 50s for the rest of the day, with brisk winds coming in from the northwest at around 15 mph.
—Ron Smiley, CBS News, 13 May 2026
That's a modest resolution bump, but the Stacked architecture supports brisker readout speed, so the a7R VI pushes its drive speed to 30fps, reduces rolling shutter, adds support for 4K120 slow-motion video, and improves upon Sony's class-leading focus engine.
—Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 13 May 2026
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“Brisk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brisk. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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