English

Adjective

abrupt ‎(comparative more abrupt or abrupter, superlative most abrupt or abruptest)

1. (obsolete, rare) Broken away (from restraint). [Attested only in the late 16th century.]^[1]
2. Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious. [First attested in the late 16th century.]^[1]

   The party came to an abrupt end when the parents of our host arrived.‎

   • 1592, William Shakespeare, Henry VI Part I, II-iii:

     The cause of your abrupt departure.

3. Curt in manner; brusque; rude; uncivil; impolite. [First attested in the late 16th century.]^[1]
4. Having sudden transitions from one subject or state to another; unconnected; disjointed. [First attested in the late 16th century.]^[1]
   • (Can we date this quote?), Ben Jonson, (Please provide the title of the work):

     The abrupt style, which hath many breaches.

5. (obsolete) Broken off. [Attested from the early 17th century until the mid 18th century.]^[1]
6. Extremely steep or craggy as if broken up; precipitous. [First attested in the early 17th century.]^[1]
   • (Can we date this quote?), Thomson, (Please provide the title of the work):

     Tumbling through ricks abrupt.

7. (botany) Suddenly terminating, as if cut off; truncate. [First attested in the early 19th century.]^[1]

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Gray to this entry?)

Synonyms

• (precipitous): broken, rough, rugged
• (without time to prepare): brusque, sudden
• (uncivil):blunt, brusque
• (without transition): disconnected, unexpected

Translations

Verb

abrupt ‎(third-person singular simple present abrupts, present participle abrupting, simple past and past participle abrupted)

1. (transitive, archaic) To tear off or asunder. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]^[1]
   • (Can we date this quote?), Sir T. Browne, (Please provide the title of the work):

     Till death abrupts them.

2. To interrupt suddenly. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]^[1]

Translations

Noun

abrupt ‎(plural abrupts)

1. (poetic) Something which is abrupt; an abyss. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]^[1]
   • (Can we date this quote?), Milton, (Please provide the title of the work):

     Over the vast abrupt.

Translations

References

1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 8
2. ↑ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], ISBN 0-87779-101-5), page 6

French

Pronunciation

Adjective

abrupt m ‎(feminine singular abrupte, masculine plural abrupts, feminine plural abruptes)

1. Extremely steep, near vertical.
2. Curt and abrupt.
3. Done or said forwardly and without caution to avoid shocking.

German

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin abruptus

Adjective

abrupt ‎(comparative abrupter, superlative am abruptesten)

1. abrupt, suddenly
2. jerkingly

Declension

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowing from French abrupt, from Latin abruptus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈbrupt/^[1]

Adjective

abrupt m, n ‎(feminine singular abruptă, masculine plural abrupți, feminine and neuter plural abrupte)

1. abrupt
2. extremely steep, near vertical

Declension

References

1. ↑ https://dexonline.ro/definitie/abrupt/419420

Swedish

Pronunciation

Adjective

abrupt

1. abrupt, sudden

Declension

Adverb

abrupt

1. suddenly

Synonyms

• plötsligt