Abruptly pronunciation

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Abruptly pronunciation

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We'll break it to you gently: abrupt derives from abruptus , the past participle of the Latin verb abrumpere , meaning "to break off. Whether being used to describe a style of speaking that seems rudely short as in "gave an abrupt answer" , something with a severe rise or drop "abrupt temperature change" , or something that seems rash and unprecipitated "made the abrupt decision to quit college" , abrupt , which first appeared in English in the 16th century, implies a kind of jarring unexpectedness that catches people off guard. These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'abrupt. Send us feedback about these examples. Accessed 3 Mar. Nglish: Translation of abrupt for Spanish Speakers. Britannica English: Translation of abrupt for Arabic Speakers.

Abruptly pronunciation

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There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the adverb abruptly , two of which are labelled obsolete.

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