(adj) extremely steep, Syn. sharp, precipitous, Example:an abrupt canyon; the precipitous rapids of the upper river; the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings; a sharp drop

abrupt

(adj) surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner, Example:an abrupt reply

abruptio placentae

(n) a disorder of pregnancy in which the placenta prematurely separates from the wall of the uterus

abruptly

(adv) quickly and without warning, Syn. suddenly, dead, short, Example:he stopped suddenly

abruptness

(n) an abrupt discourteous manner, Syn. curtness, shortness, brusqueness, gruffness

abruptness

(n) the property possessed by a slope that is very steep, Syn. steepness, precipitousness, Ant. gradualness

abruptness

(n) the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning, Syn. suddenness, precipitancy, precipitousness, precipitance, precipitateness

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Abrupt

n. [ L. abruptum. ] An abrupt place. [ Poetic ] “Over the vast abrupt.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Abrupt

a. [ L. abruptus, p. p. of abrumpere to break off; ab + rumpere to break. See Rupture. ] 1. Broken off; very steep, or craggy, as rocks, precipices, banks; precipitous; steep; as, abrupt places. “Tumbling through ricks abrupt, ” Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious. “The cause of your abrupt departure.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Having sudden transitions from one subject to another; unconnected. [ 1913 Webster ]

The abrupt style, which hath many breaches. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Bot.) Suddenly terminating, as if cut off. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Sudden; unexpected; hasty; rough; curt; unceremonious; rugged; blunt; disconnected; broken. [ 1913 Webster ]

Abrupt

v. t. To tear off or asunder. [ Obs. ] “Till death abrupts them.” Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

Abruption

n. [ L. abruptio, fr. abrumpere: cf. F. abruption. ] A sudden breaking off; a violent separation of bodies. Woodward. [ 1913 Webster ]

Abruptly

adv. 1. In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Precipitously. [ 1913 Webster ]

abruptly-pinnate

adj. 1. (Bot.) pinnate with a pair of leaflets at the apex, i.e. without an odd leaflet, or other appendage, at the end; -- said of a leaf shape
Syn. -- even-pinnate, paripinnate [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

Abruptness

n. 1. The state of being abrupt or broken; craggedness; ruggedness; steepness. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Suddenness; unceremonious haste or vehemence; as, abruptness of style or manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

Schwallwelle { f }

abrupt wave

abrupt; ohne Übergang; von heute auf morgen

cold turkey

abrupt { adj } | abrupter | am abruptesten

abrupt | more abrupt | most abrupt

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