All 4 Uses of
abrupt
in
Lord of the Flies
- Here the beach was interrupted abruptly by the square motif of the landscape; a great platform of pink granite thrust up uncompromisingly through forest and terrace and sand and lagoon to make a raised jetty four feet high.
p. 12.1abruptly = suddenly
- Ralph went on, abruptly.
p. 82.3
- He stood up abruptly.
p. 133.8 *
- The chief saw the effect of his words and stood abruptly.
p. 161.4
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