All 3 Uses of
abrupt
in
Northanger Abbey
- A silence of several minutes succeeded their first short dialogue; it was broken by Thorpe's saying very abruptly, "Old Allen is as rich as a Jew—is not he?"†
Chpt 9
- But her words were lost on Thorpe, who had turned abruptly away.†
Chpt 13 *
- Without any reason that could justify, any apology that could atone for the abruptness, the rudeness, nay, the insolence of it.†
Chpt 28
Definition:
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(abrupt as in: an abrupt change) sudden and unexpected
or (less commonly): characterized by sudden changes or at a steep angle