Abrupt - Definition
abrupt
adj 1: marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp
transitions; "abrupt prose" [syn: abrupt,
disconnected]
2: exceedingly sudden and unexpected; "came to an abrupt stop";
"an abrupt change in the weather"
3: extremely steep; "an abrupt canyon"; "the precipitous rapids
of the upper river"; "the precipitous hills of Chinese
paintings"; "a sharp drop" [syn: abrupt, precipitous,
sharp]
4: surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner; "an
abrupt reply"