abrupt
Speech parts
1. abrupt - Noun
2. abrupt - Adjective
3. abrupt - Verb
4. abrupt - Adjective Satellite
Meaning
Broken off; very steep, or craggy, as rocks, precipices, banks; precipitous; steep; as, abrupt places.
Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious.
Having sudden transitions from one subject to another; unconnected.
Suddenly terminating, as if cut off.
An abrupt place.
To tear off or asunder.
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Examples
an abrupt reply
came to an abrupt stop
an abrupt change in the weather
an abrupt canyon
the precipitous rapids of the upper river
the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings