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barsch (adj/adv)
   brusque, curt, gruff; brusquely, curtly, gruffly

An der türkischen Grenze wurden wir mit der Bemerkung “Problem!” barsch abgewiesen.
At the Turkish border we were turned back gruffly with the comment “Problem!”

Related:
ruppig gruff, rough, uncouth
die Barschheit brusqueness, curtness, gruffness
der Barsch bass, perch, pike (fish)

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