All 3 Uses of
abrupt
in
Babbitt
- His stomach ceased to feel as though it did not belong to him, but Verona began to be conscientious and annoying, and abruptly there returned to Babbitt the doubts regarding life and families and business which had clawed at him when his dream-life and the slim fairy girl had fled.†
Chpt 2
- Now he said with snarling abruptness: "I may have to wait some time.†
Chpt 20
- Sorry for you!" said Colonel Snow, and the three men abruptly turned their beefy backs.†
Chpt 32 *
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