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- Dictionaryabruptly/əˈbrʌp(t)li/
adverb
- 1. suddenly and unexpectedly: "the film ends rather abruptly"
- 2. in a rude or curt manner: "she barely conceals her irritation and speaks briefly and abruptly to the woman"
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ABRUPTLY definition: 1. in a sudden, unexpected, and sometimes unpleasant way: 2. in a way that seems rude and…. Learn more.
ABRUPTLY meaning: 1. in a sudden, unexpected, and sometimes unpleasant way: 2. in a way that seems rude and…. Learn more.
ABRUPT definition: 1. sudden and unexpected, and often unpleasant: 2. using too few words when talking, in a way that…. Learn more.
: in an abrupt manner : in a sudden and unexpected way. He left abruptly. The car swerved abruptly onto the exit ramp. Her career as a psychologist ended abruptly several years ago when a hacker broke into some of her private client files and made them public … Michael Logan.
Abruptly definition: without warning; suddenly or unexpectedly. See examples of ABRUPTLY used in a sentence.
When something happens abruptly, it is sudden and unexpected. Almost anything can change abruptly, and it will always take you by surprise, whether it's the movement of a car, the mood of a movie, or the behavior of your dog.
1. Unexpectedly sudden: an abrupt change in the weather. 2. Surprisingly curt; brusque: an abrupt answer made in anger. 3. Touching on one subject after another with sudden transitions: abrupt prose. 4. Steeply inclined. See Synonyms at steep 1. 5. Botany Terminating suddenly rather than gradually; truncate: an abrupt leaf.
Definition of abruptly adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
abruptly. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English a‧brupt‧ly /əˈbrʌptli/ adverb 1 suddenly and unexpectedly She stopped abruptly and looked at him. 2 in a way that seems rude and unfriendly He spoke abruptly, as if he wanted to avoid the subject.
terminating or changing suddenly: an abrupt turn in a road. having many sudden changes from one subject to another; lacking in continuity or smoothness: an abrupt writing style.
