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Synonyms
a·brupt (ə-brŭpt́)

[Latin abruptus past participle of abrumpere, to break off, ab-, away; see ab–1, + rumpere, to break.]

adjective 

  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 steep1
  5. Botany Terminating suddenly rather than gradually; truncate: an abrupt leaf.

derivatives

a·brupt́ly
adverb
a·brupt́ness
noun