ADJECTIVE | all | abrupt, disconnected | marked by sudden changes in subject / subject and sharp transitions |
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all | abrupt | exceedingly sudden and unexpected | |
all | abrupt, precipitous, sharp | extremely steep | |
all | abrupt | surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner |
Sounds | ahbrah'pt | |
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Rhymes | bankrupt ... worshipped: 12 rhymes with ahpt... |
Meaning | marked by sudden changes in subject / subject and sharp transitions. | |
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Example | "abrupt prose" | |
Synonym | disconnected | |
Broader | staccato, disconnected | (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds |
Meaning | Exceedingly sudden and unexpected. | |
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Broader | sudden | happening / happening without warning or in a short space of time |
Spanish | abrupto, brusco, precipitado | |
Catalan | abrupte | |
Nouns | abruptness | the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning |
Adverbs | abruptly | quickly and without warning |
Meaning | Extremely steep. | |
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Example | "an abrupt canyon" | |
Synonyms | precipitous, sharp | |
Broader | steep | Having a sharp inclination |
Spanish | abrupto, brusco, repentino, súbito | |
Catalan | abrupte, brusc, repentí, sobtat | |
Nouns | abruptness | the property possessed by a slope that is very steep |
Meaning | surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner. | |
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Example | "an abrupt reply" | |
Broader | discourteous | showing no courtesy |
Nouns | abruptness | an abrupt discourteous manner |
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