Usage Note
Brusquement derives from the adjective brusque (abrupt, curt) and conveys both physical suddenness (il s'est arrêté brusquement) and social bluntness. It is interchangeable with soudainement (suddenly) in many contexts but retains a connotation of roughness or rudeness that soudainement lacks.
Examples
"La voiture s'est arrêtée brusquement."
Natural Translation
The car stopped abruptly.

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