- (a.) Broken off; very steep or craggy, as rocks, precipices, banks; precipitous; steep; as, abrupt places.
- (a.) Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious.
- (a.) Having sudden transitions from one subject to another; unconnected.
- (a.) Suddenly terminating, as if cut off.
- (n.) An abrupt place.
- (v.t.) To tear off or asunder.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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