All 8 Uses of
abrupt
in
The Great Gatsby
- He turned me around again, politely and abruptly.
p. 7.9abruptly = suddenly
- He was saying some last word to her, but the eagerness in his manner tightened abruptly into formality as several people approached him to say good-by.
p. 52.4
- Daisy put her arm through his abruptly, but he seemed absorbed in what he had just said.
p. 93.0
- Abruptly he slammed the door.
p. 113.9
- Tom threw on both brakes impatiently, and we slid to an abrupt dusty stop under Wilson's sign.
p. 122.9abrupt = sudden
- She must have seen something of this in my expression, for she turned abruptly away and ran up the porch steps into the house.
p. 142.5 *abruptly = suddenly
- The shadow of a tree fell abruptly across the dew and ghostly birds began to sing among the blue leaves.
p. 152.1
- We talked like that for a while, and then abruptly we weren't talking any longer.
p. 155.6
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