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Princeton's WordNet

  1. abruptly, suddenly, short, deadadverb

    quickly and without warning

    "he stopped suddenly"

Wiktionary

  1. abruptlyadverb

    In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly; precipitously.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. 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.

ChatGPT

  1. 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

  1. Abruptlyadverb

    in an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly

  2. Abruptlyadverb

    precipitously

British National Corpus

  1. Adverbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'abruptly' in Adverbs Frequency: #389

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of abruptly in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of abruptly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of abruptly in a Sentence

  1. Kate Kilpatrick:

    We were sleeping and it woke us up abruptly, it was so terrifying because this is my first earthquake. I thought it was a nightmare because I was so confused.

  2. Richard Blanco:

    There was no room for mediation. (My husband) was asking them to please stay calm and was asking what was going on. Abruptly, pushing and shoving, and without saying a word a gigantic, enormous contingent of agents, who were all over the place on the sixth-floor office where he works part of the day, took him away. they pushed me as well and they pointed their guns at me.

  3. Joan Didion:

    Many people I know in Los Angeles believe that the Sixties ended abruptly on August 9, 1969, ended at the exact moment when word of the murders on Cielo Drive traveled like brushfire through the community, and in a sense this is true. The tension broke that day. The paranoia was fulfilled.

  4. Lakshheish M Patel:

    If you are a trader under SBI securities and are not able to sell your shares on some day then you can be sure that stock market will fall on that day. And if you are not able to buy share as price entry is disabled then the market will rise abruptly. Brokers are cheaters and their guardian is regulator

  5. Kaylee Muthart:

    I thought everything would end abruptly, and everyone would die, if I didn't tear out my eyes immediately, i don't know how I came to that conclusion, but I felt it was, without doubt, the right, rational thing to do immediately.

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Translations for abruptly

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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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