All 4 Uses of
abrupt
in
A Wrinkle in Time
- Did a shadow fall across the moon or did the moon simply go out, extinguished as abruptly and completely as a candle?
p. 64.3 *abruptly = suddenly
- Abruptly they burst out of the clouds into a shaft of light.
p. 79.1
- Then, abruptly, the stream of movement thinned.
p. 125.5
- Meg's tears stopped as abruptly as they had started.
p. 215.7
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