abruptly
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- quickly and without warning; "he stopped suddenly"
- (abrupt) marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions; "abrupt prose"
- (abrupt) exceedingly sudden and unexpected; "came to an abrupt stop"; "an abrupt change in the weather"
- (abrupt) extremely steep; "an abrupt canyon"; "the precipitous rapids of the upper river"; "the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings"; "a sharp drop"
- In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly; precipitously
- (abrupt) Something which is abrupt; To tear off or asunder; To interrupt suddenly; Extremely steep or craggy as if broken up; precipitous; Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious; Curt in manner; rude; uncivil; impolite; Having sudden transitions from one ...
- (abrupt) appearing as if cut off transversely; truncate.
- (adv.): suddenly; almost rudely