ABRUPT


Meaning of ABRUPT in English

■ adjective

1》 sudden and unexpected.

2》 brief to the point of rudeness; curt.

3》 (of a slope) steep.

Derivatives

~ly adverb

~ness noun

Origin

C16: from L. ~us 'broken off, steep', from abrumpere , from ab- 'away, from' + rumpere 'break'.

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