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abrupt
adjective
happening
suddenly
and
without
warning
•
The
car
came
to
an
abrupt
stop
when
a
deer
bounded
onto
the
road
.
The
car
came
to
an
abrupt
stop
when
a
deer
bounded
onto
the
road
.
•
Their
conversation
came
to
an
abrupt
end
when
the
lights
went
out
.
Their
conversation
came
to
an
abrupt
end
when
the
lights
went
out
.
From
Latin
abruptus
“
broken
off
,
sudden
,”
past
participle
of
abrumpere
“
to
break
off
.”
adjective
speaking
or
acting
in
a
brief
,
unfriendly
,
or
rude
way
•
The
manager
’
s
abrupt
reply
left
everyone
silent
.
The
manager
’
s
abrupt
reply
left
everyone
silent
.
•
She
was
friendly
yesterday
,
so
his
abrupt
tone
today
surprised
her
.
She
was
friendly
yesterday
,
so
his
abrupt
tone
today
surprised
her
.
Same
Latin
root
as
the
primary
sense
;
the
figurative
meaning
of
sharpness
in
speech
developed
in
the
1800s
.
adjective
very
steep
or
sudden
in
slope
•
A
narrow
path
climbed
the
abrupt
cliff
beside
the
sea
.
A
narrow
path
climbed
the
abrupt
cliff
beside
the
sea
.
•
We
slowed
the
car
to
avoid
skidding
down
the
abrupt
slope
.
We
slowed
the
car
to
avoid
skidding
down
the
abrupt
slope
.
Extension
of
the
basic
meaning
“
broken
off
”
to
describe
landforms
that
appear
suddenly
cut
.
abruptly
adverb
without
warning
;
suddenly
and
unexpectedly
•
The
power
went
out
abruptly
during
the
storm
.
The
power
went
out
abruptly
during
the
storm
.
•
She
stopped
talking
abruptly
when
the
teacher
walked
in
.
She
stopped
talking
abruptly
when
the
teacher
walked
in
.
from
Latin
abruptus
“
broken
off
”,
via
the
adjective
abrupt
+
-ly
adverb
in
a
curt
or
brusque
manner
,
without
friendliness
or
polite
softness
•
The
manager
answered
the
question
abruptly
and
walked
away
.
The
manager
answered
the
question
abruptly
and
walked
away
.
•
He
abruptly
hung
up
the
phone
in
the
middle
of
my
sentence
.
He
abruptly
hung
up
the
phone
in
the
middle
of
my
sentence
.
from
Latin
abruptus
“
broken
off
”,
via
the
adjective
abrupt
+
-ly