All 5 Uses of
abrupt
in
And Then There Were None
- Lombard had said abruptly: "For how long?"
p. 6..7abruptly = suddenly and unexpectedly
- Philip Lombard was looking the other way, out to sea. He said abruptly: "What d'you think of the weather?"
p. 86..2
- He hesitated, then he said in a low strange voice: "That's peace-real peace. To come to the end--not to have to go on…. Yes, peace…."
He turned abruptly and walked away.
p. 93..9 *
- Armstrong said abruptly: "Let's go back a minute to this woman's death."
p. 105..1
- He said abruptly: "What's that, there?"
p. 235..8
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