All 7 Uses of
abrupt
in
A Streetcar Named Desire
- [He leaves abruptly†
Scene 1.1abruptly = suddenly and unexpectedly
- Aunt nonnie rises abruptly.†
Scene 2.2
- Both girls rise abruptly and cross out of the bar.†
Scene 2.2
- Blanche [vaguely]: A good habit to get into ...[then abruptly] You haven't asked me how I happened to get away from the school before the spring term ended.†
Scene 3.1
- [The polka stops abruptly†
Scene 3.6
- Stella rises abruptly and turns her back.
Scene 3.8 *
- Blanche [with abrupt change to gaiety]; is that coke for me?†
Scene 3.5
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