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abruptly
[ uh-bruhpt-lee ]
adverb
- without warning; suddenly or unexpectedly:
Not noticing that the car in front of him had stopped abruptly, he rear-ended it.
- in few words and without using any polite formulas; brusquely:
My 14-year-old son was calling; as soon as I picked up, he asked abruptly, 鈥淗ow long till you get home?鈥
- steeply; sharply:
At one end, the meadow flowed into a large valley; at the other, it dropped off abruptly in a cliff.
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of abruptly1
Example Sentences
The fruits of all that research have been blithely and abruptly lopped off the vine.
The announcement follows more than 100 lawsuits filed by students who were abruptly stripped of their legal right to study in US universities.
That resulted in pandemonium in the U.S. and all over the globe as life-saving services have been abruptly ended, people have been fired and programs that Americans depend on are no longer functioning.
Stocks surged after President Trump on Wednesday abruptly backed down on his tariffs on most nations for 90 days.
The application window abruptly closed after just 45 minutes.
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