All 4 Uses of
abrupt
in
A Tale of Two Cities
- The crippling stones of the pavement, with their many little reservoirs of mud and water, had no footways, but broke off abruptly at the doors.†
Chpt 1.5 *abruptly = suddenly and unexpectedly
- There, as it had an abrupt turn in it, they came all at once in sight of three men, whose heads were bent down close together at the side of a door, and who were intently looking into the room to which the door belonged, through some chinks or holes in the wall.†
Chpt 1.5
- "And why wonder at that?" was the abrupt inquiry that made him start.†
Chpt 2.6
- "What is the matter?" said the man who had caused Miss Pross to scream; speaking in a vexed, abrupt voice (though in a low tone), and in English.†
Chpt 3.8
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