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Quickly and unexpectedly, typically without warning
“Wiseman's car stopped abruptly in front of Angelo's restaurant.”
In a blunt or curt manner
“A nurse offered her condolences to us and then abruptly asked if we could get our mother's things cleared out.”
Immediately, or in a prompt manner
Without care or thought
“The association made the abrupt decision to leave the protest movement in December 2011.”
Suddenly, without being anticipated
In a manner lacking gentleness
Adverb for having or showing a tendency to be quickly irritated or provoked
“He was a broad, muscular young man, with a rather abrupt manner.”
Adverb 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.”
Adverb for brief and to the point
“A simple "Yes" was his brief and abrupt answer.”
Adverb 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.”
Adverb for not flowing smoothly, especially of speech or writing
“Iris watched as his expression darkened and his speech became more abrupt.”
Adverb for so steep as to be almost vertical
“The ground angled suddenly upward, and he staggered as the abrupt slope surprised him.”
Adverb for lacking consideration for others
Adverb for not anticipated or predicted
Adverb for happening or done before the usual or expected time
Adverb for haughty or arrogant, especially in one's disregard for something
Adverb for producing or consisting of convulsions
Adverb for characterized by abrupt stops and starts or an irregular course
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