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abrupt
 
Adjective abrupt has 4 senses
  1. abrupt, disconnected - marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions; "abrupt prose"
    Antonyms: legato, smooth (indirect, via staccato)
  2. abrupt - exceedingly sudden and unexpected; "came to an abrupt stop"; "an abrupt change in the weather"
    Antonym:     gradual (indirect, via sudden)
  3. abrupt, precipitous, sharp - extremely steep; "an abrupt canyon"; "the precipitous rapids of the upper river"; "the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings"; "a sharp drop"
    Antonym: gradual (indirect, via steep)
  4. abrupt - surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner; "an abrupt reply"
    Antonym:     courteous (indirect, via discourteous)
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