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Adjective: brisk (brisker,briskest)  brisk
  1. Quick and energetic
    "a brisk walk in the park"
    - alert, lively, merry, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippy
     
  2. Imparting vitality and energy
    "the brisk mountain air"
    - bracing, fresh, refreshing, refreshful, tonic
     
  3. Very active
    "doing a brisk business"
Verb: brisk  brisk
  1. Become brisk
    "business brisked up"
    - brisk up, brisken

Derived forms: brisker, briskest, brisked, brisks, brisking

See also: active, briskly, briskness, energetic, invigorating

Type of: accelerate, quicken, speed, speed up

Encyclopedia: Brisk