'abrupt' definitions:
Definition of 'abrupt'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions; "abrupt prose" [syn: abrupt, disconnected]
adjective
Exceedingly sudden and unexpected; "came to an abrupt stop"; "an abrupt change in the weather"
adjective
Extremely steep; "an abrupt canyon"; "the precipitous rapids of the upper river"; "the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings"; "a sharp drop" [syn: abrupt, precipitous, sharp]
adjective
Surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner; "an abrupt reply"
Synonyms of 'abrupt'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aggressive,
- arduous,
- bearish,
- beastly,
- bluff,
- blunt,
- blunt-edged,
- blunt-ended,
- blunt-pointed,
- blunted,
- bluntish,
- bold,
- brash,
- breakneck,
- breathless,
- brief,
- brisk,
- brusque,
- casual,
- cavalier,
- churlish,
- crisp,
- crusty,
- curt,
- discourteous,
- dull,
- dull-edged,
- dull-pointed,
- dulled,
- dullish,
- edgeless,
- electrifying,
- faired,
- gruff,
- harsh,
- hasty,
- headlong,
- hurried,
- impetuous,
- impolite,
- impulsive,
- informal,
- nerve-shattering,
- obtuse,
- panting,
- perpendicular,
- plumb,
- plunging,
- pointless,
- precipitant,
- precipitate,
- precipitous,
- quick,
- rapid,
- rash,
- ready,
- rough,
- rounded,
- rude,
- rushing,
- severe,
- sharp,
- sheer,
- shocking,
- short,
- sideling,
- smoothed,
- snappish,
- snappy,
- snippety,
- snippy,
- speedy,
- startling,
- steep,
- stickle,
- sudden,
- surly,
- surprising,
- swift,
- truculent,
- unannounced,
- unanticipated,
- unceremonious,
- uncivil,
- unedged,
- unexpected,
- unforeseen,
- unlooked-for,
- unplanned,
- unpointed,
- unpredicted,
- unsharp,
- unsharpened,
- vertical