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Abrupt
ABRUPT', a. [L. abruptus, from abrumpo, to break off, of ab and rumpo. See Rupture.]
1. Literally, broken off, or broken short.
Hence,
2. Steep, craggy; applied to rocks, precipices and the like.
3. Figuratively, sudden; without notice to prepare the mind for the event; as an abrupt entrance and address.
4. Unconnected; having sudden transitions from one subject to another; as an abrupt style.
5. In botany, an abrupt pinnate leaf is one which has neither leaflet, nor entril at the end.
ABRUPT', n. A chasm or gulf with steep sides. "Over the vast abrupt." [This use of the word is infrequent.]
abrupt appears in definitions for these words:
Abrupt Abruptly Abscission Blunt Bluntly Bold Break Clack Clacking Clatter Clattering Cot Crackle Crackling Crepitate Drops Embarrass Exordium Jolt Knack Knapple Round Short Snapped Snatch Snatcher Snatching Snatchingly Sneap Wedge-shaped
Abrupt Abruptly Abscission Blunt Bluntly Bold Break Clack Clacking Clatter Clattering Cot Crackle Crackling Crepitate Drops Embarrass Exordium Jolt Knack Knapple Round Short Snapped Snatch Snatcher Snatching Snatchingly Sneap Wedge-shaped
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