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| a·brupt [ ə brúpt ] |
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1. sudden: sudden and unexpected
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2. brusque: brief and making no effort to be friendly
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3. disconnected: not passing smoothly from topic to topic
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4. steep: with a sudden steep slope
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| [Late 16th century. < Latin abruptus "broken off, steep," past participle of abrumpere "break off" < rumpere "break"] |
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  a·brupt·ly adverb |
| a·brupt·ness noun |
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