Abruptness - Definition
abruptness
n 1: an abrupt discourteous manner [syn: abruptness,
brusqueness, curtness, gruffness, shortness]
2: the property possessed by a slope that is very steep [syn:
abruptness, precipitousness, steepness] [ant:
gentleness, gradualness]
3: the quality of happening with headlong haste or without
warning [syn: abruptness, precipitateness,
precipitousness, precipitance, precipitancy,
suddenness]