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abrupt
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abrupt as in:  an abrupt change

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    The weather changed abruptly at about noon.
    abruptly = suddenly
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    He comes to an abrupt stop in front of the store, like he just noticed it.  (source)
    abrupt = sudden
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    I can't move too quickly, my joints reject any abrupt motions.  (source)
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    More abruptly than expected, it stopped and appeared to be sucked toward the water.  (source)
    abruptly = suddenly
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    It was abrupt, as if the plane had turned.  (source)
    abrupt = sudden
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    "But Gerty does not happen to know," Miss Bart rejoined, "that I owe every penny of that legacy." "Good God!" Selden exclaimed, startled out of his composure by the abruptness of the statement.  (source)
    abruptness = sudden and unexpected nature
    standard suffix: The suffix "-ness" converts an adjective to a noun that means the quality of. This is the same pattern you see in words like darkness, kindness, and coolness.
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    By candlelight, they crept along until they came to a place where the tunnel ended abruptly.  (source)
    abruptly = suddenly
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    I turned away, abrupt, to face the prow.  (source)
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    As they walked through the dining room, not speaking, Norah remembered the abruptness of Caroline's disappearance, the scandal.†  (source)
    abruptness = suddenness
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    "Harry," said Hagrid abruptly as though struck by a sudden thought.  (source)
    abruptly = suddenly
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    And then, once the time is right, with one abrupt, swift action I'm going to completely knock them out of my life.  (source)
    abrupt = sudden
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    People think that language evolves slowly over several generations, but sometimes it can change with dramatic abruptness.†  (source)
    abruptness = suddenness
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    I sit up abruptly, and Bob topples off my stomach.  (source)
    abruptly = suddenly
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abrupt as in:  she is abrupt

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She has an abrupt personality.
abrupt = rude or unfriendly because of using too few words or moving too quickly
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    Try not to be so abrupt with the people you manage. It may seem quicker, but we're losing talented people because they don't like working with you.
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    I had assumed after my abruptness last night that Telemachus would keep his distance.  (source)
    abruptness = rudeness or unfriendliness caused by using too few words or moving too quickly
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    I didn't pause for her reaction, even to see if I'd hurt her feelings with my abruptness.  (source)
    abruptness = done in a rude or unfriendly manner because of using too few words or moving too quickly
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    The nature of the Service precluded elaborate farewells and the presentation of gold watches, but even by these standards Leamas' departure seemed abrupt.  (source)
    abrupt = done in a rude or unfriendly manner
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    Thank you for your words, he says abruptly and leads Uhmma away to the back row of chairs.  (source)
    abruptly = in a manner that is rude or unfriendly because of using too few words or moving too quickly
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    ...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!  (source)
    abruptness = rudeness or unfriendliness caused by using too few words or moving too quickly
    standard suffix: The suffix "-ness" converts an adjective to a noun that means the quality of. This is the same pattern you see in words like darkness, kindness, and coolness.
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    Her manner was abrupt.  (source)
    abrupt = rude or unfriendly because of using too few words or moving too quickly
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    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.  (source)
    abruptly = rudely
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    He was abrupt and jerky with patients who called him into the country.  (source)
    abrupt = rude or unfriendly because of using too few words or moving too quickly
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    "Good morning to you,"—said he, rising and walking off abruptly.  (source)
    abruptly = in a rude or unfriendly manner
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    While I was waiting for an answer, her husband came in, and asked me in the most abrupt manner what I wanted.  (source)
    abrupt = rude or unfriendly
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    Then Enjolras approached the man and demanded of him:— "Who are you?" At this abrupt query, the man started.  (source)
    abrupt = done in a rude or unfriendly manner
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    Mr. Martin is now awkward and abrupt; what will he be at Mr. Weston's time of life?  (source)
    abrupt = rude or unfriendly
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