abruptly
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abruptly (comparative more abruptly, superlative most abruptly)
- In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly; precipitously. [First attested in the late 16th century.][1]
- Synonym: abruptedly
- The professor stopped her lecture abruptly when she noticed someone fall off their seat.
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in an abrupt manner
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precipitously
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References edit
- ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abruptly”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 8.