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Webster 1913 Edition


Abruptly

Ab-rupt′ly

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adv.
1.
In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly.
2.
Precipitously.

Webster 1828 Edition


Abruptly

ABRUPT'LY

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adv.
suddenly; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; as, the Minister left France abruptly.

Definition 2024


abruptly

abruptly

English

Adverb

abruptly (comparative more abruptly, superlative most abruptly)

  1. In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly; precipitously. [First attested in the late 16th century.][1]

Derived terms

  • abruptly pinnate

Translations

References

  1. Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 8