abruptly

abruptly
Synonyms and related words:
a corps perdu, bang, bearishly, bluffly, bluntly, boorishly, brashly, brusquely, cavalierly, churlishly, crustily, curtly, dash, forthwith, gruffly, harshly, hastily, head over heels, headfirst, headforemost, headlong, heels over head, impetuously, impulsively, like a flash, like a thunderbolt, nastily, of a sudden, on short notice, plop, plump, plunk, pop, precipitantly, precipitately, precipitously, rashly, sharp, sharply, short, shortly, slap, slap-bang, smack, snippily, startlingly, sudden, suddenly, surprisingly, unawares, unexpectedly, without notice, without warning

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  • Abruptly — Ab*rupt ly, adv. 1. In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly. [1913 Webster] 2. Precipitously. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • abruptly — adv. Abruptly is used with these verbs: ↑abandon, ↑awake, ↑awaken, ↑break, ↑cease, ↑curtail, ↑cut, ↑disappear, ↑drop, ↑end, ↑halt, ↑interrupt, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

  • abruptly — abrupt ► ADJECTIVE 1) sudden and unexpected. 2) brief to the point of rudeness; curt. 3) steep. DERIVATIVES abruptly adverb abruptness noun. ORIGIN Latin abruptus broken off, steep , from rumpere break …   English terms dictionary

  • Abruptly pinnate — Abruptly pinnate, abruptly pinnate abruptly pinnateadj. 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 +… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • abruptly-pinnate — Abruptly pinnate, abruptly pinnate abruptly pinnateadj. 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 +… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • abruptly — adverb see abrupt …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • abruptly — See abrupt. * * * …   Universalium

  • abruptly — adverb a) In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly. b) precipitously …   Wiktionary

  • abruptly — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adverb Without any warning: short, suddenly. Idiom: all of a sudden. See FAST …   English dictionary for students

  • abruptly — É™ brÊŒptlɪ adv. suddenly; without continuity; steeply …   English contemporary dictionary

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