abruptly

a·brupt  (-brpt)

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·bruptly adv.

a·bruptness n.

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

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

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abruptly

adverb

1. 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 little

2. curtly, bluntly, rudely, briskly, tersely, shortly, sharply, brusquely, gruffly, snappily 'Good night then,' she said abruptly.
curtly politely, courteously

Translations

abruptly [əˈbrʌptlɪ] ADV

1. (= suddenly) [stop, end, leave] → bruscamente, repentinamente; [brake] → bruscamente

2. (= brusquely) [say, ask] → bruscamente

3. (= steeply) → abruptamente
a cliff rose abruptly before them → frente a ellos se alzaba abruptamente un acantilado

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abruptly [əˈbrʌptli] adv

(= suddenly) [stop, end, turn] → brusquement
He got up abruptly → Il s'est levé brusquement.

(= curtly) [speak, ask] → avec brusquerie

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abruptly

adv → abrupt; descend, drop → unvermittelt, jäh; bend → plötzlich; reply, ask → schroff, brüsk; (= steeply) rise → steil

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abruptly [əˈbrʌptlɪ] adv → bruscamente

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