ETYM Cf. W. brysg, from brys haste, Gael. briosg quick, lively, Irish broisg a start, leap, jerk.
1. Quick and energetic; SYN. lively, merry, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippy.
2. Very active.
Airy; showy; hence, characterized by an affected or arrogant manner.
1. Showing impertinent boldness or pertness; transgressing the rules of decorum; treating superiors with contempt; impudent; insolent
2. Expressive of, or characterized by, impudence; impertinent
In a jaunty fashionable manner.