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Comparative for rather rude in speech or manner
“It was a long, drawn-out, and boring evening with terribly rude and abrupt service.”
Comparative for having or showing a tendency to be quickly irritated or provoked
“He was a broad, muscular young man, with a rather abrupt manner.”
Comparative for direct or forthright in speech or manner
“The doctor took credit for extricating himself from Alice's abrupt question about the cost of the apartments.”
Comparative for brief and to the point
“A simple "Yes" was his brief and abrupt answer.”
Comparative for sudden and unexpected in nature
“The heady progress of Liszt's career was brought to an abrupt halt by the unexpected death of his father in 1827.”
Comparative for characterized by great severity, intensity or suddenness
“Within the last ten years, there has been an abrupt change in the public attitude from apathy to alarm.”
Comparative for acting or done hastily and without forethought
“The association made the abrupt decision to leave the protest movement in December 2011.”
Comparative for not flowing smoothly, especially of speech or writing
“Iris watched as his expression darkened and his speech became more abrupt.”
Comparative for so steep as to be almost vertical
“The ground angled suddenly upward, and he staggered as the abrupt slope surprised him.”
Comparative for not anticipated or predicted
Comparative for happening or done before the usual or expected time
Comparative for haughty or arrogant, especially in one's disregard for something
Comparative for producing or consisting of convulsions
Comparative for characterized by abrupt stops and starts or an irregular course
Comparative for with or involving direct confrontation with someone
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