Both Uses of
abrupt
in
The Memory Keeper’s Daughter
- After about half an hour the music stopped abruptly, and Leo's feet appeared on the stairs in precisely tied and polished leather shoes, a swatch of pale undressed ankle flashing beneath his pant legs, which were several inches too short.†
p. 96.7 *abruptly = suddenly and unexpectedly
- As they walked through the dining room, not speaking, Norah remembered the abruptness of Caroline's disappearance, the scandal.†
p. 367.1
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