What is the adjective for abrupt?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb abrupt which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

abrupt

(obsolete, rare) Broken away (from restraint). [Attested only in the late 16th century.]
Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
Curt in manner. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
Having sudden transitions from one subject or state to another; unconnected; disjointed. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
(obsolete) Broken off. [Attested from the early 17th century until the mid 18th century.]
Extremely steep or craggy as if broken up; precipitous. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
(botany) Suddenly terminating, as if cut off; truncate. [First attested in the early 19th century.]
Synonyms:

“It was a long, drawn-out, and boring evening with terribly rude and abrupt service.”

“He was a broad, muscular young man, with a rather abrupt manner.”

“The doctor took credit for extricating himself from Alice's abrupt question about the cost of the apartments.”

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