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Definitions for abruptly
abrupt·ly
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Princeton's WordNet
abruptly, suddenly, short, deadadverb
quickly and without warning
"he stopped suddenly"
Wiktionary
abruptlyadverb
In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly; precipitously.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Abruptlyadverb
Hastily, without the due forms of preparation.
The sweetness of virtue’s disposition, jealous even over itself, suffered her not to enter abruptly into questions of Musidorus. Philip Sidney, b. ii.
Now missing from their joy so lately found,
So lately found, and so abruptly gone. Par. Regain. b. ii.They both of them punctually observed the time thus agreed upon, and that in whatever company or business they were engaged, they left it abruptly, as soon as the clock warned them to retire. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 241.
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abruptly
Abruptly refers to something happening suddenly, unexpectedly, or without any warning. It signifies a kind of action that is quick, curt, or unanticipated in nature. It is often associated with a lack of continuity or a break in the normal flow of things.
Webster Dictionary
Abruptlyadverb
in an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly
Abruptlyadverb
precipitously
British National Corpus
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'abruptly' in Adverbs Frequency: #389
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of abruptly in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of abruptly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of abruptly in a Sentence
It's hard to tell from the tee but it looked like it had a chance and then we saw it abruptly move, the way it would only do if it hit the hole.
The Fed pivoted so abruptly, which gives one pause about what they're saying about the economy, flat to falling interest rates are not good news for bank interest margins. It's not surprising that analysts are taking down earnings estimates.
You can't switch the messaging that abruptly or drastically, it's a pretty dramatic movement of the goal posts and I'd be surprised if Trump pulls it off.
The hunger has to stop abruptly ; if malnutrition continues after the baby is born the effect of developing diabetes is much less.
Health care workers should offer abrupt quitting first, but if that is not an option, gradual quitting can be a second-line approach, we understand that people might be dead set against quitting abruptly so if the only way they would consider quitting is gradually then the results of this trial suggest it shouldn't be ruled out.
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- ра́птамBelarusian
- внезапно, рязко, безцеремонноBulgarian
- abruptament, precipitadamentCatalan, Valencian
- unerwartet, abgerissen, plötzlich, abschüssig, abruptGerman
- αποτόμως, εσπευσμένως, αιφνιδίωςGreek
- abruptamente, precipitadamenteSpanish
- yht'äkkiä, äkkijyrkkä, yhtäkkiä, äkillinen, äkillisestiFinnish
- tout d'un coup, abruptement, précipitammentFrench
- एकाएकHindi
- tiba-tibaIndonesian
- improvvisamenteItalian
- abrupt, bruusk, plotseling, plotsDutch
- naglePolish
- abruptamentePortuguese
- abrupt, deodatăRomanian
- резко, внезапно, отрывисто, неожиданно, бесцеремонноRussian
- abruptSwedish
- อย่างฉับพลันThai
- anidenTurkish
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