Meaning of ABRUPTLY
| Pronunciation: | | u'bruptlee
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| | Definition: | | [adv] quickly and without warning; "he stopped suddenly" |
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| | Synonyms: | | dead, short, suddenly |
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| | Definition: | | \Ab*rupt"ly\, adv.
1. In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the
usual forms; suddenly.
2. Precipitously.
{Abruptly pinnate} (Bot.), pinnate without an odd leaflet, or
other appendage, at the end. --Gray.
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| | Related Terms: | | a corps perdu, bang, bearishly, bluffly, bluntly, boorishly, brashly, brusquely, cavalierly, churlishly, crustily, curtly, dash, forthwith, gruffly, harshly, hastily, head over heels, headfirst, headforemost, headlong, heels over head, impetuously, impulsively, like a flash, like a thunderbolt, nastily, of a sudden, on short notice, plop, plump, plunk, pop, precipitantly, precipitately, precipitously, rashly, sharp, sharply, short, shortly, slap, slap-bang, smack, snippily, startlingly, sudden, suddenly, surprisingly, unawares, unexpectedly, without notice, without warning |
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