Definition of Abrupt

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Abrupt

Broken off; very steep, or craggy, as rocks, precipices, banks; precipitous; steep; as, abrupt places.

Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious.

Having sudden transitions from one subject to another; unconnected.

Suddenly terminating, as if cut off.

An abrupt place.

To tear off or asunder.

Related Definitions:

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Abrupt Quotations

Revolution, n. In politics, an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment.
Ambrose Bierce

The Eagles ended on a rather abrupt note, although in retrospect I realize now that it had been ending for quite some time.
Don Henley

The parish I live in is a very abrupt, uneven country, full of hills and woods, and therefore full of birds.
Gilbert White

Abrupt Translations

abrupt in Danish is stejl, pludselig
abrupt in Dutch is kortaf, bruusk, abrupt, bot, steil
abrupt in Italian is rapido
abrupt in Norwegian is bratt, plutselig
abrupt in Portuguese is abrupto
abrupt in Spanish is brusco, abrupto, escarpado, brusco, precipitado

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