01 a. Broken off; very steep, or craggy, as rocks, precipices, banks; precipitous; steep; as, abrupt places.
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Broken off; very steep, or craggy, as rocks, precipices, banks; precipitous; steep; as, abrupt places.
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Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious.
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Having sudden transitions from one subject to another; unconnected.“The abrupt style, which hath many breaches.” — B. Jonson.
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Suddenly terminating, as if cut off.(Bot.)
Syn.
Sudden; unexpected; hasty; rough; curt; unceremonious; rugged; blunt; disconnected; broken.