All 4 Uses of
abrupt
in
Ender's Game
- Abruptly he felt himself reorient, as he had in the shuttle.†
Chpt 7 *
- The twine caught him, changed his direction abruptly, and swung him in an arc that crashed him brutally against the wall.†
Chpt 12
- It held its shape, even when it abruptly stopped moving sideways and launched itself toward the dead center of the eight stars where eighty-two soldiers waited.†
Chpt 12
- In the chaos of their takeoff, while Griffin Army held tight to their stars, the Dragon formation abruptly changed.†
Chpt 12
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