All 10 Uses of
abrupt
in
Arrowsmith
- The light had gone out abruptly, as though an agitated watcher were trying to hide from him.
Chpt 2 (definition 1) *abruptly = suddenly
- At supper Duer said abruptly, "Come into town with me and hear a concert."
Chpt 3 (definition 1)
- Then Wise, abruptly: "Look here, Doc."
Chpt 14 (definition 1)
- He was abrupt and jerky with patients who called him into the country.
Chpt 16 (definition 2)abrupt = rude or unfriendly because of using too few words or moving too quickly
- ...and if you'll just get over some of your abruptness and your unwillingness to appreciate big executives and charming women ... you and I can become the dictators of science throughout the whole country!
Chpt 29 (definition 2) *abruptness = rudeness or unfriendliness caused by using too few words or moving too quickly
- Terry stood on the pier till the steamer, with Martin and Leora and Sondelius above, their stomachs pressed against the rail, had slid past him, then he abruptly clumped away.
Chpt 32 (definition 1)abruptly = suddenly
- Here Cecil Twyford, that lean abrupt man, ruled every acre and interpreted every law.
Chpt 34 (definition 2)abrupt = rude or unfriendly because of using too few words or moving too quickly
- He dashed out and stopped abruptly, staring at a man who was, not softly, remarking to the girl reception-clerk: "Well, sister, you scientific birds certainly do lay on the agony!"
Chpt 39 (definition 1)abruptly = suddenly
- What hurts is to think of old Roger—so gay, so strong, real Skull and Bones—and to have this abrupt Outsider from the tall grass sitting in his chair, failing to appreciate his Pol Roger— What Joyce ever saw in him!
Chpt 39 (definition 2)abrupt = rude or unfriendly because of using too few words or moving too quickly
- They earned their living by preparing sera which rather grudgingly they sold to physicians of whose honesty they were certain, abruptly refusing the popular drug-vendors.
Chpt 40 (definition 2)abruptly = rudely
Definitions:
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(1) (abrupt as in: an abrupt change) sudden and unexpected
or (less commonly): characterized by sudden changes or at a steep angle
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(2) (abrupt as in: she is abrupt) rude or unfriendly because of using too few words or moving too quickly