Meaning

1 senses
  1. In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly; precipitously.

    The professor stopped her lecture abruptly when she noticed someone fall off their seat.

    abrupt, plötzlich, unerwartet

    внеза́пноvnezápno, неожи́данноneožídanno, ре́зкоrézko

More definitions
  • quickly and without warning

Examples

69 sentences
  1. The meeting abruptly came to an end.

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  2. The noise abruptly stopped.

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  3. The music stopped abruptly.

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  4. The weather changed abruptly.

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  5. Tom abruptly stopped talking.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
in an abrupt manner:
precipitously:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
in an abrupt manner:
precipitously:

Forms

more abruptly, most abruptly
Comparativemore abruptly Lesson
Superlativemost abruptly

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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