All 9 Uses of
abrupt
in
Emma
- I am sure you must have been struck by his awkward look and abrupt manner, and the uncouthness of a voice which I heard to be wholly unmodulated as I stood here.
Chpt 1.3-4 (definition 1) *abrupt = rude or unfriendly
- Mr. Martin is now awkward and abrupt; what will he be at Mr. Weston's time of life?
Chpt 1.3-4 (definition 1)
- "Good morning to you,"—said he, rising and walking off abruptly.
Chpt 1.7-8 (definition 1)abruptly = in a rude or unfriendly manner
- She had not been prepared to have Jane Fairfax succeed Mr. Elton; but he was actually hurried off by Miss Bates, she jumped away from him at last abruptly to the Coles, to usher in a letter from her niece.
Chpt 2.1-2 (definition 2)abruptly = suddenly
- It was to herself an amusing and a very welcome piece of news, as proving that Mr. Elton could not have suffered long; but she was sorry for Harriet: Harriet must feel it—and all that she could hope was, by giving the first information herself, to save her from hearing it abruptly from others.†
Chpt 2.3-4 (definition 2) *
- The considerable slope, at nearly the foot of which the Abbey stood, gradually acquired a steeper form beyond its grounds; and at half a mile distant was a bank of considerable abruptness and grandeur, well clothed with wood;†
Chpt 3.5-6 (definition 2)
- Here, my dear madam, I was obliged to leave off abruptly, to recollect and compose myself.
Chpt 3.13-14 (definition 2)abruptly = suddenly
- When they had all talked a little while in harmony of the weather and Mrs. Weston, she found herself abruptly addressed with, "Do not you think, Miss Woodhouse, our saucy little friend here is charmingly recovered?"
Chpt 3.15-16 (definition 2)
- "Oh! no, the meeting is certainly to-day," was the abrupt answer, which denoted the impossibility of any blunder on Mrs. Elton's side.
Chpt 3.15-16 (definition 2)abrupt = sudden
Definitions:
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(1) (abrupt as in: she is abrupt) rude or unfriendly because of using too few words or moving too quickly
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(2) (abrupt as in: an abrupt change) sudden and unexpected
or (less commonly): characterized by sudden changes or at a steep angle