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abrupt (iou)



abrupt adjective, noun, & verb. L16.
[Latin abruptus broken off, steep, pa. pple of abrumpere, from ab AB- + rumpere break.]
A. adjective.
Broken away (from restraint). rare. Only in L16.
Characterized by sudden interruption or change; sudden, hasty; curt in manner. L16.
Shakespeare 1 Henry VI The cause of your abrupt departure. E. O'Neill Talking in..abrupt sentences.
Broken off. E17-M18.
Precipitous, steep. E17.
O. Sitwell The abrupt and mountainous grey background.
Botany. Truncated. E19.
b. noun. An abrupt place; an abyss. literary. M17.
Milton Upborn with indefatigable wings Over the vast abrupt.
C. verb trans. Break off; interrupt suddenly. M17.
M. Innes To abrupt his journey in a strange town.
abruptly adverb L16.
abruptness noun E17.