abruptness

IPA: ʌbrˈʌptnʌs

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.