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Meanings of abruptness in English

Catalan
brusquedat
Spanish
sequedad

An abrupt discourteous manner.

        brusquedat
        Spanish
        precipitación

        The property possessed by a slope that is very steep.

            precipitación

            The quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning.

                  Usage of abruptness in English
                  1
                  The query came with such grave abruptness that Heald hesitated in reply.
                  When Wilderness Was King / A Tale of the Illinois Country
                  2
                  He smiled at the abruptness with which the President of the C.L.S.
                  Every Man for Himself
                  3
                  The rector was almost taken aback by the abruptness of the request.
                  The Claverings
                  4
                  The general instantly regretted that he had spoken with such cruel abruptness.
                  The Just and the Unjust
                  5
                  The weather had changed with the usual abruptness of our capricious climate.
                  Ishmael; Or, In the Depths
                  6
                  The very abruptness of his proposition smote the people into breathless attention.
                  The Crucifixion of Philip Strong
                  7
                  The sound of a rifle shot split the air with significant abruptness.
                  The Forfeit
                  8
                  But I must pardon your unpleasant abruptness in consideration of your diligence.
                  Antonina; Or, The Fall of Rome
                  9
                  Without waiting for an answer, she removed the plate with considerable abruptness.
                  Quill's Window
                  10
                  To that kind of abruptness that, you know, I'm the decider thing.
                  Wired
                  11
                  Night was falling on the harbor of Mati with its usual abruptness.
                  Provenance
                  12
                  Despite the abruptness of her request, Finn was relieved, on two counts.
                  Book of lost threads
                  13
                  His abruptness surprised me, and I fought back an equally impolite rejoinder.
                  Deadly Décisions
                  14
                  At any other time Orsino would have laughed at the characteristic abruptness.
                  Don Orsino
                  15
                  At the moment Jennie Bruce entered with more abruptness than good manners.
                  A Little Miss Nobody; Or, With the Girls of Pinewood Hall
                  16
                  Startled by the abruptness of her action, I remained as if petrified.
                  The Monk: A Romance
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                  Translations for abruptness
                  Abruptness through the time
                  Abruptness across language varieties
                  United Kingdom
                  Common
                  United States of America
                  Less common