abruptly

[ uh-bruhpt-lee ]
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adverb
  1. without warning; suddenly or unexpectedly: Not noticing that the car in front of him had stopped abruptly, he rear-ended it.

  2. in few words and without using any polite formulas; brusquely: My 14-year-old son was calling; as soon as I picked up, he asked abruptly, “How long till you get home?”

  1. steeply; sharply: At one end, the meadow flowed into a large valley; at the other, it dropped off abruptly in a cliff.

Origin of abruptly

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Other words from abruptly

  • un·ab·rupt·ly, adverb

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