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Definition of Abruptly
Abruptly

In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly.

Precipitously.

Related Definitions:
Abrupt, An, Giving, In, Manner, Notice, Or, The, Usual, Without


Abruptly Quotations

I have often noticed that after I had bestowed on the characters of my novels some treasured item of my past, it would pine away in the artificial world where I had so abruptly placed it.
Vladimir Nabokov

When the government is handed over to the Iraqi Council on 30 June, many have declared, oh, the Americans must never leave because civil unrest may erupt. Well, I agree, we cannot abruptly depart, but Iraq needs to step up to the plate on 30 June.
Howard Coble

In my childhood, America was like a religion. Then, real-life Americans abruptly entered my life - in jeeps - and upset all my dreams.
Sergio Leone

I am not that concerned that innovation in some large scale sense will suddenly and abruptly shift from one part of the world to another.
Craig Mundie

Where the road bends abruptly, take short steps.
Ernest Bramah

Abruptly Translations

abruptly in Dutch is abrupt, kortaf, botweg
abruptly in Portuguese is abruptamente
abruptly in Spanish is brusco, bruscamente, abruptamente
abruptly in Swedish is abrupt


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