abruptness
IPA: ʌbrˈʌptnʌs
noun
- The state of being abrupt or broken
- Suddenness; unceremonious haste or vehemence.
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Examples of "abruptness" in Sentences
- I’m annoyed at his abruptness, which is even worse than usual.
- "Miss Milray," said Clementina, with a kind of abruptness, "do you eva hear anything from Dr. Welwright?"
- Major resentments in the fleet flare up without the need for groundwork or foreshadowing, and go silent with equal abruptness.
- If he roused himself from his brooding and began to talk, he always spoke with a kind of abruptness and never of what he really wanted to say.
- Concerns about the role of natural selection and the recognition that origin "abruptness" calls for theoretical revisions is reflected in Newman's views.
- The U.S. S.ate Department Monday expressed surprise at the -- quote -- "abruptness" and said other countries face their own decisions on whether to stay or go.
- No sooner did they feel quite convinced that he was indifferent about his practice than they at once appreciated his services; what had been called abruptness now became truth and sincerity He was declared to be like Dr. Abernethy -- wonderfully clever, though slightly brusque in manner.