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Abrupt

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(1):

(n.) An abrupt place.

(2):

(v. t.) To tear off or asunder.

(3):

(a.) Suddenly terminating, as if cut off.

(4):

(a.) Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious.

(5):

(a.) Having sudden transitions from one subject to another; unconnected.

(6):

(a.) Broken off; very steep, or craggy, as rocks, precipices, banks; precipitous; steep; as, abrupt places.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Abrupt'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/abrupt.html. 1828.
 
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