An abrupt discourteous manner.
The property of being of short temporal extent.
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Examples for "abruptness "
Examples for "abruptness "
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.
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 property of being truncated or short.
The property of being shorter than average stature.
Другие значения термина "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.
6 Upon the other hand, the French were suffering from shortness of supplies.
7 We pleaded shortness of ammunition as our excuse for declining the trade.
8 Parson Endicott suffered from shortness of sight and a high parsonic manner.
9 Our young clergyman's shortness of sight rendered their appearance the more peculiar.
10 Symptoms include fever, cough and shortness of breath, often leading to pneumonia.
11 Patients have reported experiencing shortness of breath, fatigue, chest pain and vomiting.
12 Initial symptoms of pneumonic plague include fever, headache and shortness of breath.
13 These patients were symptomatic with chest pain, shortness of breath, and dyspnea.
14 If you are very worried about sudden shortness of breath ring 999.
15 Allergic reactions can occur, such as rashes, shortness of breath, and dizziness.
16 The bacteria infects the blood, causing fever, chills, and shortness of breath.
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