Abrupt
11Abrúpt — (lat.), abgebrochen, zusammenhanglos …
12Abrúpt — (lat.), abgebrochen, zusammenhanglos …
13Abrupt — Abrupt, abgerissen, abgebrochen, besonders vom Sprechen gebraucht …
14abrupt — index caustic, impulsive (rash), instantaneous, precipitate, unanticipated, unexpected Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C …
15abrupt — (adj.) 1580s, from L. abruptus broken off, precipitous, disconnected, pp. of abrumpere break off, from ab off (see AB (Cf. ab )) + rumpere break (see RUPTURE (Cf. rupture)). Related: Abruptly; abruptness …
16abrupt — 1 *steep, precipitous, sheer Analogous words: perpendicular, *vertical, plumb Antonyms: sloping Contrasted words: *level, flat, plain, plane, even, smooth: slanting, inclined (see SLANT vb) 2 sudden, *precipitate …
17abrupt — »abgebrochen, zusammenhanglos, plötzlich«: Das Adjektiv wurde im 17. Jh. aus gleichbed. lat. abruptus (bzw. dem Adverb abrupte) »abgerissen« entlehnt, das zu lat. ab rumpere »weg , los , abreißen«, einer Bildung aus lat. ab... »weg, los, ab« (vgl …
18abrupt — ► ADJECTIVE 1) sudden and unexpected. 2) brief to the point of rudeness; curt. 3) steep. DERIVATIVES abruptly adverb abruptness noun. ORIGIN Latin abruptus broken off, steep , from rumpere break …
19abrupt — [ə brupt′] adj. [L abruptus, pp. of abrumpere, to break off < ab , off + rumpere, to break: see RUPTURE] 1. coming, happening, or ending suddenly; sudden; unexpected 2. curt or gruff in behavior or speech; brusque 3. very steep: said as of a… …
20abrupt — 01. His hockey career came to an [abrupt] end because of knee problems. 02. Their honeymoon came to an [abrupt] halt when the bride found her new husband in the arms of another woman. 03. The Finance Minister s [abrupt] departure from the Cabinet …
