a|brupt´ness

a|brupt´ness: a|brupt «uh BRUHPT», adjective.

1. showing sudden change; unexpected: »He made an abrupt turn to avoid hitting another car.
SYNONYM(S): hasty.

2. very steep: »The road made an abrupt rise up the hill.
SYNONYM(S): precipitous. See syn. under steep¹. (Cf. ↑steep)

3. short or sudden in speech or manner; blunt: »He was very gruff and had an abrupt way of speaking.
SYNONYM(S): brusque, curt.

4. passing suddenly from one subject or thought to another; disconnected: »an abrupt style of writing.

5. Botany. suddenly tapering off; truncate.

6. Geology. (of adjacent rock formations) having a sharp boundary at the point of contact.

╂[< Latin abruptus, past participle of abrumpere break off < ab- off + rumpere break]

–a|brupt´ly, adverb.

–a|brupt´ness, noun.

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a|brupt´ly — a|brupt «uh BRUHPT», adjective. 1. showing sudden change; unexpected: »He made an abrupt turn to avoid hitting another car. SYNONYM(S): hasty. 2. very steep: »The road made an abrupt rise up the hill. SYNONYM(S): precipitous. See syn. under ste … Useful english dictionary
a|brupt — «uh BRUHPT», adjective. 1. showing sudden change; unexpected: »He made an abrupt turn to avoid hitting another car. SYNONYM(S): hasty. 2. very steep: »The road made an abrupt rise up the hill. SYNONYM(S): precipitous. See syn. under ste … Useful english dictionary
abrupt — a|brupt [ ə brʌpt ] adjective 1. ) sudden and unexpected, often in an unpleasant way: Our friendship came to an abrupt end. 2. ) behaving or speaking in a way that seems rude to other people because you do not take the time to be friendly: The… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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