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Abrupt

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without notice; sudden

abrupt, disconnected(adj)

marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions

"abrupt prose"

abrupt(adj)

exceedingly sudden and unexpected

"came to an abrupt stop"; "an abrupt change in the weather"

abrupt, precipitous, sharp(adj)

extremely steep

"an abrupt canyon"; "the precipitous rapids of the upper river"; "the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings"; "a sharp drop"

abrupt(adj)

surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner

"an abrupt reply"

being or characterized by direct, brief, and potentially rude speech or manner

the policeman's abrupt manner discouraged me from trying to claim that I hadn't seen the red light

having an incline approaching the perpendicular

the gentle, rolling hills gradually give way to high mountains with abrupt sides

not expected

his abrupt reappearance seems to have caught everyone off guard

The bus came to an abrupt stop.

The car came to an abrupt stop.

The elevator came to an abrupt halt.

The car made an abrupt turn.

She looked puzzled at the abrupt question posed by a reporter.

He made an abrupt departure.

precipitous confused unconnected staccato disjointed split garbled disunited sharp disordered illogical fragmented disconnected scattered overhasty needlelike incisive knifelike precipitate crisp sharp worded keen precipitant discriminating tart acuate astute acute shrill hasty penetrating piercing shrewd penetrative broken rugged rough blunt brusque sudden unexpected bluff blustering bold brusk coarse discourteous frank impolite inconsiderate open plain spoken rude uncivil unmannerly steep craggy curt violent harsh unceremonious cragged unanticipated unseasonable ill timed unlooked for short inelegant stiff cramped brutal crusty downright short spoken snippy sheer unforeseen unlooked for

circuitous mealymouthed easy anticipated expected foreseen

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