ETYM Latin abruptus, p. p. of abrumpere to break off; ab + rumpere to break. Related to Rupture.
1. Exceedingly sudden and unexpected.
2. Extremely steep; SYN. precipitous, sharp.
3. Marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions; SYN. disconnected.
4. Surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner.
disconnected · discourteous · precipitous · sharp · staccato · steep · sudden
1. Grub, neotesan.
2. Nagao, žestok;
3. Otkinut, odsečen, isprekidan.
4. Strm, vrletan.
Koji je pun vrleti.
Prgav, prek.
Prek, skokovit, brz.
Grub, nabusit.
Nagnut.
Plural: abruptions
An instance of sudden interruption.
Breaking off of a piece from a mass.
Otkidanje, otpadanje (npr. početnog ili poslednjeg slova reči); način skraćivanja.
Quickly and without warning; SYN. suddenly, short, dead.
Nenadano.
Plural: abruptnesses
1. An abrupt discourteous manner; SYN. brusqueness, curtness, gruffness, shortness.
2. The property possessed by a slope that is very steep; SYN. precipitousness, steepness.
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3. The quality of occurring with headlong haste or without warning; SYN. precipitateness, precipitance, precipitancy, suddenness.
brusqueness · curtness · gruffness · precipitance · precipitancy · precipitateness · precipitousness · shortnes · steepness · suddenness