abrupt
IPA: ʌbrˈʌpt
noun
- (poetic) Something which is abrupt; an abyss.
verb
- (transitive, archaic) To tear off or asunder.
- To interrupt suddenly.
adjective
- (obsolete, rare) Broken away (from restraint).
- Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious.
- Curt in manner.
- Having sudden transitions from one subject or state to another; unconnected; disjointed.
- (obsolete) Broken off.
- Extremely steep or craggy as if broken up; precipitous.
- (botany) Suddenly terminating, as if cut off; truncate.
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