Both Uses of
abrupt
in
Fahrenheit 451
- Montag laughed abruptly "Bet I know something else you don't."
p. 7.3 *abruptly = suddenly
- Abruptly the room took off on a rocket flight into the clouds; it plunged into a lime-green sea where blue fish ate red and yellow fish.
p. 90.3
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 -
(2)
(abrupt as in: she is abrupt) rude or unfriendly because of using too few words or moving too quickly