a|brupt

a|brupt
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.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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