An abrupt discourteous manner.
The property possessed by a slope that is very steep.
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Examples for "shortness "
Examples for "shortness "
1 One thing particularly conspicuous in this crowd was the shortness of stature.
2 The shortness of the prayers impresses me as something novel and interesting.
3 The upper lip was of a Grecian shortness and the corners descending.
4 That allusion to the shortness of the time brought Ruth an inspiration.
5 The shortness of the day excuses no man from greatness of endeavour.
1 A new prosecutor, Jett was cloaking a case of nerves with brusqueness .
2 To natural brusqueness is added an evident disinclination to discuss the business.
3 She thought she understood both the change of decision and the brusqueness .
4 He's a can-do character whose brusqueness can blind people to his cleverness.
5 The Scarecrow interrupted with a brusqueness that might have been meant kindly.
1 His gruffness and brevity disturbed me more than I cared to confess.
2 To prove this he wilfully exaggerated his gruffness and curtness of manner.
3 So tell me again, I said, attempting to simulate Dad's gruffness .
4 He began to show a gruffness that she'd never seen in Sir Borenson.
5 The almost passionate tenderness and humanity which lay beneath his gruffness was undimmed.
1 The very curtness and coldness of the announcement testified to its exactitude.
2 The brevity of its contents vied with the curtness of its bearer.
3 Amanda Lofland's curtness was in keeping with the anger emanating from her.
4 Even the servant spoke with a curtness that could not be mistaken.
5 To prove this he wilfully exaggerated his gruffness and curtness of manner.
The quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning.
1 The query came with such grave abruptness that Heald hesitated in reply.
2 He smiled at the abruptness with which the President of the C.L.S.
3 The rector was almost taken aback by the abruptness of the request.
4 The general instantly regretted that he had spoken with such cruel abruptness .
5 The weather had changed with the usual abruptness of our capricious climate.
6 The very abruptness of his proposition smote the people into breathless attention.
7 The sound of a rifle shot split the air with significant abruptness .
8 But I must pardon your unpleasant abruptness in consideration of your diligence.
9 Without waiting for an answer, she removed the plate with considerable abruptness .
10 To that kind of abruptness that, you know, I'm the decider thing.
11 Night was falling on the harbor of Mati with its usual abruptness .
12 Despite the abruptness of her request, Finn was relieved, on two counts.
13 His abruptness surprised me, and I fought back an equally impolite rejoinder.
14 At any other time Orsino would have laughed at the characteristic abruptness .
15 At the moment Jennie Bruce entered with more abruptness than good manners.
16 Startled by the abruptness of her action, I remained as if petrified.
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