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What (who) is ABRUPT - definition
abrupt
a.
1.
Broken, cragged, craggy, rough, rugged, jagged.
2.
Steep, precipitous, acclivous, acclivitous.
3.
Sudden, unexpected, unanticipated, precipitate, hasty, unseasonable, ill-timed, unlooked for, unannounced.
4.
Short, blunt, unceremonious, curt, brusk (or brusque), rude, rough, inconsiderate, uncomplaisant, discourteous.
5.
Inelegant (as style), stiff, cramped, harsh, disconnected, unconnected.
abrupt
¦ adjective
1. sudden and unexpected.
2. brief to the point of rudeness; curt.
3. (of a slope) steep.
Derivatives
abruptly adverb
abruptness noun
Origin
C16: from L. abruptus 'broken off, steep', from abrumpere, from ab- 'away, from' + rumpere 'break'.
Abrupt
·noun An abrupt place.
II. Abrupt ·vt To tear off or asunder.
III. Abrupt ·adj Suddenly terminating, as if cut off.
IV. Abrupt ·adj Having sudden transitions from one subject to another; unconnected.
V. Abrupt ·adj Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious.
VI. Abrupt ·adj Broken off; very steep, or craggy, as rocks, precipices, banks; precipitous; steep; as, abrupt places.
Examples of use of ABRUPT
1. Mike Huckabee: Opposes abrupt withdrawal. _California Rep.
2. The embassy did not provide reasons for the abrupt move.
3. But the slowdown has been much less abrupt than forecast.
4. The Russian president gave no reason for the abrupt dismissal.
5. That night, Dowes took an abrupt turn for the worse.