Verb
- 1. brisk, brisk up, brisken, accelerate, speed up, speed, quicken
- usage: become brisk; "business brisked up"
Adjective
- 1. alert, brisk, lively, merry, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippy, energetic (vs. lethargic)
- usage: quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze"
- 2. bracing, brisk, fresh, refreshing, refreshful, tonic, invigorating (vs. debilitating)
- usage: imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air"
- 3. brisk, active (vs. inactive)
- usage: very active; "doing a brisk business"
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