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What (who) is ABRUPTNESS - definition
Abruptness
·noun The state of being abrupt or broken; craggedness; ruggedness; steepness.
II. Abruptness ·noun Suddenness; unceremonious haste or vehemence; as, abruptness of style or manner.
abrupt
1.
An abrupt change or action is very sudden, often in a way which is unpleasant.
Rosie's idyllic world came to an abrupt end when her parents' marriage broke up...
ADJ
• abruptly
He stopped abruptly and looked my way.
= suddenly
ADV: ADV with v
2.
Someone who is abrupt speaks in a rather rude, unfriendly way.
He was abrupt to the point of rudeness...
Cross was a little taken aback by her abrupt manner.
= brusque
ADJ
• abruptly
'Good night, then,' she said abruptly.
ADV
Abruptly
·adv Precipitously.
II. Abruptly ·adv In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly.
Examples of use of ABRUPTNESS
1. Arlen Specter, the veteran moderate Republican, to respond to him with an abruptness that I had not witnessed in a half–century of Senate watching.
2. "But clearly the abruptness of this resignation and the fact that he has only been there 13 months, is certainly something of a surprise.
3. He retained a boyish charm, matched by a startling abruptness, which could disarm the most unwilling donor into writing a cheque for Cheshire Homes before entirely realising what they had agreed to.
4. Though Iran was perfectly at liberty to do so, the abruptness of the decision, combined with the sheer number of deportees and the fact that many of them had legal documents to remain in Iran, pointed to a motive beyond expedience or impatience.
5. A Prison Commission official noted: "I am not sure whether abruptness is to be evidenced as a matter for criticism in an executioner." Pierrepoint was under investigation between 1'42 and 1'44 – but he did not retire until 1'46, when he was 76.