abruptly
In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly;…In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly; precipitously.
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» The meeting abruptly came to an end.
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesIn 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
- quickly and without warning
Examples
69 sentencesThe meeting abruptly came to an end.
The noise abruptly stopped.
The music stopped abruptly.
The weather changed abruptly.
Tom abruptly stopped talking.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Forms
more abruptly, most abruptly| Comparative | more abruptly Lesson |
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| Superlative | most abruptly |
regular
Synonyms
7 synonyms- quickly and without warning:suddenlyall of a suddenon the spur of the momentof a suddendeadshort
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.