All 3 Uses of
abrupt
in
My Antonia
- We raced off toward Squaw Creek and did not stop until the ground itself stopped—fell away before us so abruptly that the next step would have been out into the tree-tops.†
Book 1abruptly = suddenly and unexpectedly
- I followed a cattle path through the thick under-brush until I came to a slope that fell away abruptly to the water's edge.†
Book 2 *
- My Lincoln chapter closed abruptly.†
Book 3
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