abruptly

a·brupt

A0023900 (ə-brŭpt′)adj.1. Unexpectedly sudden: an abrupt change in the weather.2. Surprisingly curt; brusque: an abrupt answer made in anger.3. Touching on one subject after another with sudden transitions: abrupt prose.4. Steeply inclined. See Synonyms at steep¹.5. Botany Terminating suddenly rather than gradually; truncate: an abrupt leaf.

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[Latin abruptus, past participle of abrumpere, to break off : ab-, away; see ab-¹ + rumpere, to break; see reup- in Indo-European roots.]

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a·brupt′ly adv.a·brupt′ness n.

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

abruptly - quickly and without warning; "he stopped suddenly"dead, short, suddenly

abruptly

adverb1. suddenly, short, unexpectedly, all of a sudden, hastily, precipitately, all at once, hurriedly He stopped abruptly and looked my way.
suddenly slowly, gradually, progressively, steadily, gently, bit by bit, little by little2. curtly, bluntly, rudely, briskly, tersely, shortly, sharply, brusquely, gruffly, snappily 'Good night then,' she said abruptly.
curtly politely, courteously

abruptly

adverbWithout any warning:short, suddenly.Idiom: all of a sudden.

Translations

突然地

abrupt

(əˈbrapt) adjective1. sudden; unexpected. The car came to an abrupt halt. 突然的 突然的2. (of a person's manner of speaking etc) rude or sharp. 唐突的 唐突的，粗魯的，莽撞的 3. lacking in continuity. 突然停止的 不连贯的aˈbruptly adverb 突然地 突然地aˈbruptness noun 突然 突然

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