Abruptly

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Brokenly; by breaking or being broken off suddenly: as, the path or the discourse ended abruptly.
  • Precipitously, or with a very steep slope: as, the rocks rise abruptly from the water's edge.
  • Suddenly, without giving notice, or without the usual forms: as, the minister left France abruptly.
  • With an abrupt termination.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adverb. In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly.
  • adverb. Precipitously.
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  • adverb. quickly and without warning
  • Word Usage
    "Mellon, who sued her mother for £5m in a dispute over Jimmy Choo shares after her father Tom's death in 2004, left the label abruptly in November last year."
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