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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
abrupt/əˈbrʌpt/
▶adjective
- 1 sudden and unexpected.
- 2 brief to the point of rudeness; curt.
- 3 (of a slope) steep.
– derivatives
abruptly adverb,
abruptness noun.
abruptly adverb,
abruptness noun.
– origin C16: from L. abruptus ‘broken off, steep’, from abrumpere, from ab- ‘away, from’ + rumpere ‘break’.
'abrupt' also found in these Oxford entries:
brush
- brusque
- catastrophe theory
- ching
- clonk
- cold turkey
- drop
- flip-flop
- gradual
- gruff
- halt
- jerk
- jerky
- jumpcut
- kiss-off
- knee
- leap
- phut
- ping
- plump
- precipice
- quantum jump
- rebuff
- rude
- saltation
- step
- strappado
- stunt
- tango
- terse
- turnaround
- unceremonious
- volte-face
- wrench
- zigzag
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