abrupt

IPA: ʌbrˈʌpt

(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.

Examples of "abrupt" in Sentences

The change was sudden and abrupt.
The ending of the book is also abrupt.
Placental abruption can cause bleeding.
The shores of the island are high and abrupt.
Sorry for the abrupt merge of John of Patmos.
The spire is short, abrupt and bluntly pointed.
The development of the town came to an abrupt end.
Ah Cho looked at him in abrupt perplexity and said:
However, the abrupt end of the mission was unexpected.
This causes the abrupt contraction of the muscle fibers.
The eyes should be moved in short, abrupt, irregular movements.
Look out! , came the shouts in abrupt bursts of tangible sound.
It brings an abrupt and misleading jolt to the length of twilight.
The term abrupt climate change arose in the study of past climate.
The double nature of the typhoon, seasonal and abrupt, is reflected in the nature of the people.
Perhaps the gun violence would end if these killers knew their lives would be placed in abrupt jeopardy.
"No," she said, a word abrupt and uncommon to her, putting the ka’athyra back on its shelf with finality.
The most unwanted music is over 25 minutes long, veers wildly between loud and quiet sections, between fast and slow tempos, and features timbres of extremely high and low pitch, with each dichotomy presented in abrupt transition.
Those of you truly interested in abrupt climate change will want to read Abrupt Climate Change: Inevitable Surprises, by the Division of Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council, and published by the National Academy Press in 2002.