Dictionary

abruptly en · ADV

Pronunciation

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• /əˈbɹʌp.li/ (US)
• /əˈbɹʌpt.li/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin abrumpō Latin abruptusbor. English abrupt Middle English -ly English -ly English abruptly From abrupt + -ly.

Meanings

1. In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly; precipitously.
   • The professor stopped her lecture abruptly when she noticed someone fall off their seat.
   • After weeks of speculation and intracoalitional debate, the text of the compromise was released on Sept. 21. By Sept. 27, the coalition had fallen apart, with Manchin somewhat abruptly pulling what had become known as the side deal from a must-pass budget resolution. 2022 October 5, David Wallace-Wells, “Progressives Should Rally Around a Clean Energy Construction Boom”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 03 Dec 2022:

Forms

Deriveds

abruptly-pinnate

Synonyms

abruptedly

Translations (54)

ca precipitadament (precipitously) · fr précipitamment (precipitously) · be ра́птам (in an abrupt manner) · bg безцеремонно (in an abrupt manner) · bg рязко (in an abrupt manner) · ro precipitat (precipitously) · fi äkkijyrkästi (precipitously) · de abgerissen (precipitously) · gl abruptamente (in an abrupt manner) · ro deodată (in an abrupt manner) · el αιφνιδίως (in an abrupt manner) · pt abruptamente (in an abrupt manner) · pl raptem (in an abrupt manner) · eo abrupte (in an abrupt manner) · cmn 出乎意料地 (precipitously) · bg внезапно (in an abrupt manner) · de unerwartet (in an abrupt manner) · nl bruusk (in an abrupt manner) · es en seco (in an abrupt manner) · ru неожи́данно (in an abrupt manner) · pl bezceremonialnie (in an abrupt manner) · de plötzlich (in an abrupt manner) · fi yhtäkkiä (in an abrupt manner) · ca abruptament (in an abrupt manner) · th อย่างฉับพลัน (in an abrupt manner) · fi äkillisesti (in an abrupt manner) · oc abruptament (in an abrupt manner) · el εσπευσμένως (precipitously) · cmn 意外地 (in an abrupt manner) · el αποτόμα (in an abrupt manner) · cmn 唐突地 (in an abrupt manner) · pl improwizując (in an abrupt manner) · de schlagartig (in an abrupt manner) · ru отры́висто (precipitously) · ru внеза́пно (in an abrupt manner) · fi äkillisesti (precipitously) · es abruptamente (in an abrupt manner) · ru бесцеремо́нно (in an abrupt manner) · ro abrupt (in an abrupt manner) · cmn 突然地 (in an abrupt manner) · cmn 陡然地 (precipitously) · pl nagle (in an abrupt manner) · fr tout d'un coup (in an abrupt manner) · nl plotseling (precipitously) · nl plots (precipitously) · it improvvisamente (precipitously) · es precipitadamente (precipitously) · nl abrupt (in an abrupt manner) · de abschüssig (precipitously) · de abrupt (in an abrupt manner) · ro brusc (precipitously) · ru ре́зко (in an abrupt manner) · fr abruptement (in an abrupt manner) · el αιφνιδίως (precipitously)