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