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
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