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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ABRUPT'LY, adv. suddenly; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; as, the Minister left France abruptly.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adv
1: quickly and without warning; "he stopped suddenly" [syn: abruptly, suddenly, short, dead]

Merriam Webster's

adverb see abrupt

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Abruptly Ab*rupt"ly, adv. 1. In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly. 2. Precipitously. Abruptly pinnate (Bot.), pinnate without an odd leaflet, or other appendage, at the end. --Gray.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

see abrupt

Moby Thesaurus

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