Brusque, curt (5)
I believe the answer is:
short
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">This clue is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">brusque</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that brusque can be written as short)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">curt</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that curt can be written as short)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for short that I've seen before include "Cause to blow a fuse" , "Of small duration" , "Neat" , "Concise" , "Of small length" .)